The 2 arrondissements of the

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...

department are: # Arrondissement of Briançon, (

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Briançon Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an a ...

) with 36

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. The population of the arrondissement was 33,304 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Gap, (

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of the Hautes-Alpes department: Gap) with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 107,672 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Gap, Briançon and Embrun were established. The arrondissement of Embrun was disbanded in 1926.Historique des Hautes-Alpes
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References

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