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Arvieux |
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Arvieux
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Aiguilles |
| Intercommunality | Queyras |
| Mayor | Pierre Blanc (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 1,138–2,905 m (3,734–9,531 ft) (avg. 1,545 m/5,069 ft) |
| Land area1 | 72.62 km2 (28.04 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 360 (2008) |
| - Density | 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05007/ 05350 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Arvieux is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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The commune is located in the Queyras.
The Col d'Izoard is on the commune's northern border.
Brunissard, la Chalp and Arvieux, the main hamlets in the commune, lie in the valley of the Torrent de la Rivière (Stream of the River), which flows south through the commune, then flows into the Guil, which forms the commune's southeastern border.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 411 | 412 | 324 | 351 | 338 | 355 | 360 |