Aiguilles

Aiguilles
The bell tower of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste The bell tower of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms of Aiguilles Coat of arms
Aiguilles
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Aiguilles
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Aiguilles
Intercommunality	Queyras
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Serge Laurens
Area1	40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	449
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05003 / 05470
Elevation	1,400–3,078 m (4,593–10,098 ft) (avg. 1,471 m or 4,826 ft)
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.

Aiguilles is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil, which flows southwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1936	324	—
1954	300	−7.4%
1962	248	−17.3%
1968	249	+0.4%
1975	275	+10.4%
1982	310	+12.7%
1990	377	+21.6%
1999	441	+17.0%
2008	419	−5.0%
2012	449	+7.2%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE