Le Monêtier-les-Bains
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Commune of Le Monêtier-les-Bains |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Le Monêtier-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Briançon |
| Mayor | Pierre Bouvier (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 1,397 m–3,659 m (avg. 1,495 m) |
| Land area¹ | 97.87 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,009 |
| - Density | 10/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 05079/ 05220 |
| 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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Le Monêtier-les-Bains is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in southeastern France. It is situated in the Guisane Valley.
[edit] Geography
Le Monêtier-les-Bains is the highest village of the French ski resort of Serre Chevalier at 1,500m. Le Monêtier-Les-Bains has two hot-water springs, one at 34°C and one at 38°C, and the village has been a thermal spa since Roman times. The village is on the periphery of the Ecrins National Park.
[edit] Tour de France
The village lies on the Col du Lautaret and is regularly used in the Tour de France. It has featured recently in the Tour's of 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 Tour de France and 2007 Tour de France. The Tour will pass through the village once again in the 2008 Tour de France
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