Gap, Hautes-Alpes

Gap is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is the préfecture (capital), and main city, of the department.

Gap
View of Gap.
Coat of arms
Location of Gap
Gap
Gap
Coordinates: 44°33′34″N 6°04′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonChief town of 4 cantons
IntercommunalityCA Gap-Tallard-Durance
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Roger Didier[1]
Area
1
110.43 km2 (42.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
40,225
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05061 /05000
Elevation625–2,360 m (2,051–7,743 ft)
(avg. 1,493 m or 4,898 ft)
Websitewww.ville-gap.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gap is the highest prefecture (departmental capital) of France; the city is in a valley whose bottom is at an altitude of about 735 m (2,411 ft) above sea level.

Geography

Gap is in the south central part of the Hautes-Alpes department. The Luye, a tributary of the Durance river, flows through the city.

It has an area of 110.4 km2 (42.6 sq mi).[2] Its average altitude is 1,493 m (4,898 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 767 m (2,516 ft).[3]

The distances from Gap to other cities are:[4]

Gap and its neighboring communes

The commune of Gap is surrounded by 17 communes: Laye, Saint-Laurent-du-Cros, Forest-Saint-Julien, La Rochette, Rambaud, Jarjayes, Neffes, Châteauvieux, Lettret, Pelleautier, La Roche-des-Arnauds, La Freissinouse, La Fare-en-Champsaur, Poligny, Le Noyer, Le Dévoluy, Rabou

Climate

The climate of Gap, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[4]

Population

The inhabitants of Gap are known, in French, as Gapençais (women: Gapençaises).[5]

With a population of 40,225,[6] Gap has a population density of 364 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Gap

Gap forms with La Rochette the urban area of Gap with a population of 40,700 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 120.8 km2 (46.6 sq mi).[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Gap, formed by 39 communes, with a population of 62,567 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 756.6 km2 (292.1 sq mi).[8]

Administration

Gap is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department, the capital of the arrondissement of Gap and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of four cantons:

  • Gap-1 formed by a part of Gap, with 9,895 inhabitants (2014).
  • Gap-2 formed by a part of Gap, with 10,743 inhabitants (2014).
  • Gap-3 formed by a part of Gap, with 10,346 inhabitants (2014).
  • Gap-4 formed by a part of Gap, with 9,241 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Gap-Tallard-Durance (French: Communauté d'agglomération Gap-Tallard-Durance).

Twin towns

Gap is twinned with:

A panoramic view of Gap
  • Carnot street, Gap.
  • Gap.
  • The Departemental Museum of Gap.
  • Jean-Marcellin square.
  • The Luye at Gap, near the Parc de la Pépinière.

References
  1. "L'équipe municipale" (in French). Ville de Gap. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "Commune de Gap (05061)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. "City of Gap". Map-France.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "Ville de Gap". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. "Hautes-Alpes" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  6. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. "Unité urbaine de Gap (05401)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  8. "Aire urbaine de Gap (136)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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