Entraunes

Entraunes (Occitan: Entraunas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Entraunes
Commune
A general view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Entraunes
Entraunes
Entraunes
Coordinates: 44°11′20″N 6°44′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
IntercommunalityCians Var
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Tardieu
Area
1
81.45 km2 (31.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
138
 • Density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06056 /06470
Elevation1,100–2,880 m (3,610–9,450 ft)
(avg. 1,260 m or 4,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location

Entraunes lies 110 km northwest of Nice where the Var flows into the Mediterranean. It lies in the northwest corner of Alpes-Maritimes next to the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Since 1979, it has been part of the Parc National du Mercantour.

Entraunes dominated by the Roche Grande

Geography

The Var has its source in the commune at an altitude of 1790 m at the foot of the Estenc Glacier.

The western limit of the commune is the line of peaks that separated the territory of the House of Savoie from France on the west.

Climate

The climate is high-altitude Mediterranean. Annual snowfall averages 1.80 m with 20 days of snowfall annually. Rainfall averages 1384 mm, with heavy rains in the fall and drought in the summer. Up to 1600 m, the terrain is forested, and above that, are alpine meadows up to the rocky peaks.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1718660—    
1776761+15.3%
1838675−11.3%
1861479−29.0%
1896375−21.7%
1901359−4.3%
1911403+12.3%
1921304−24.6%
1931233−23.4%
1936234+0.4%
1946201−14.1%
1954142−29.4%
1962127−10.6%
1968103−18.9%
1975122+18.4%
1990127+4.1%
1999125−1.6%
2008129+3.2%
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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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