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

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).

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

mountains as Massif des Ecrins, La Meije

Écrins National Park

Tradition of boiled bread ("pain bouilli" or "pain noir"), a rye bread made with boiled water, in village's oven

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