Névache
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Briançon |
Canton | Briançon-Nord |
Intercommunality | Briançon |
Mayor | Jean-Louis Chevalier (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 1,430 m–3,222 m (avg. 1,596 m) |
Land area¹ | 191.93 km² |
Population² (1999) |
290 |
- Density | 1/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 05093/ 05100 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Névache is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in southeastern France. It is situated in the picturesque Clarée valley.
In the winter months cross-country skiing is a popular activity. Other than tourism the main industry is cattle farming.