Entraunes (; ) is a
commune in the
Alpes-Maritimes
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department in southeastern
France
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.
Location
Entraunes lies 110 km northwest of Nice where the
Var flows into the
Mediterranean
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. It lies in the northwest corner of Alpes-Maritimes next to the department of
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (sometimes abbreviated as AHP; ; ; ), formerly until 1970 known as Basses-Alpes (, ), is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the sou ...
. Since 1979, it has been part of the
Parc National du Mercantour
Mercantour National Park () a List of national parks of France, French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 80 ...
.
Geography
The Var has its source in the commune at an elevation 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-elevation 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
See also
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Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
The following is a list of the 163 communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department of France
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References
Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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