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Villar d'Arêne

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Country
  
France

Canton
  
La Grave

Population (2008)
  
284

Local time
  
Monday 4:35 PM

Department
  
Hautes-Alpes

Intercommunality
  
Briançon

Area
  
77.51 km²

Arrondissement
  
Briançon

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Region
  
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 30% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Pic de Neige Cordier, Grande Ruine, Col du Lautaret, Roche Faurio, Glacier d'Arsine

Villar-d'Arêne is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France, between Grenoble and Briançon. It is in the French Alps, in Massif des Écrins. Near this village located in the Romanche valey, there is La Grave and Col du Lautaret. The access of the valley and its communes is departmental route 1091 (ex-national route 91) (Grenoble – Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Briançon).

Contents

Map of Villar-d'Ar%C3%AAne, France

Sights

  • mountains as Massif des Ecrins, La Meije
  • Écrins National Park
  • Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret
  • Tradition of boiled bread ("pain bouilli" or "pain noir"), a rye bread made with boiled water, in village's oven
  • References

    Villar-d'Arêne Wikipedia