La Salle-les-Alpes | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason La Salle Les Alpes.svg |
Arrondissement: | Briançon |
Canton: | Briançon-1 |
Insee: | 05161 |
Postal Code: | 05240 |
Mayor: | Émeric Salle[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Briançonnais |
Coordinates: | 44.9458°N 6.5717°W |
Elevation M: | 1397 |
Elevation Min M: | 1356 |
Elevation Max M: | 2845 |
Area Km2: | 35.42 |
La Salle-les-Alpes (pronounced as /fr/; Occitan: La Sala los Aups or simply La Sala, before 1987: La Salle)[2] is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
The commune of La Salle-les-Alpes forms part of the Serre Chevalier ski resort in the Valley of the Guisane alongside Briançon, Saint-Chaffrey and Le Monêtier-les-Bains.[3] It encompasses the villages and hamlets of La Salle, Villeneuve, Le Bez, Les Pananches and Moulin-Baron. As it is situated on the 45th parallel north, it is equidistant of the North Pole and Equator.