L'Argentière-la-Bessée
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Commune of L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | L'Argentière-la-Bessée |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Écrins |
| Mayor | Joël Giraud (2008-2012) |
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| Elevation | 945 m–3243 m (avg. 976 m) |
| Land area¹ | 64,55 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2289 |
| - Density | 35/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 05006/ 05120 |
| 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. | |
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- Not to be confused with Argentière, a village part of the commune of Chamonix.
L'Argentière-la-Bessée is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes département in the French Alps. The town lies on the River Durance is used for kayaking, white water rafting and other water sports. Its located on the edge of the Ecrins National Park. There is an SNCF station in the town with trains running to Briancon and Paris. The village has an old silver mine (which is where the name of L'Argentière derived from), which is now opened to tourists.
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