Embrun, Hautes-Alpes

Embrun
House of the Chanonges (13th century).
House of the Chanonges (13th century).
Coat of arms of Embrun
Location of Embrun
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Embrun is located in France
Embrun
Embrun
Embrun is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Embrun
Embrun
Coordinates: 44°33′57″N 6°29′46″E / 44.5658°N 6.4961°E / 44.5658; 6.4961
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonEmbrun
IntercommunalitySerre-Ponçon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Eyméoud[1] (UDI)
Area
1
36.390 km2 (14.050 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,404
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05046 /05200
Elevation778–2,800 m (2,552–9,186 ft)
(avg. 871 m or 2,858 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Embrun (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁœ̃] ; Occitan: Ambrun pronounced [amˈbryn], Latin: Ebrodunum, Ebrudunum,[3] and Eburodunum[3][4]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 17 and notes.
  4. ^ Arthur James Johnes (1843). Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race: Derived from a Comparison of the Languages of Asia, Europe, Africa, and America. Being an Inquiry how Far the Differences in the Languages of the Globe are Referrible to Causes Now in Operation. S. Clarke. pp. 75–.

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