Briançon is a town and commune in the Frenchdépartment of Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), of which it is the sous-préfecture. It is the highest city in Europe at 1350 meters. The commune is an administrative division of France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Hautes-Alpes is a département in southeastern France named after the Alp mountain range. ... Capital Marseilles Area 31,400 km² Regional President Michel Vauzelle ( PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 3rd) 4,666,000 4,506,151 149/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ...
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The historical center is a fortress town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in the 17th century. The town was defended by many other fortresses constructed in the mountains that surround the city. Vauban designed this pentagonal fortress to withstand sieges. ... The Republic of Austria (German Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Hungary to the east, Italy to the south, and Liechtenstein to the west. ...
Briançon is located close to the Parc National des Ecrins. Categories: France geography stubs | National parks of France ...
External links
Tourist office website (http://www.ot-briancon.fr/) (in French)
unoffical town website (http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/briancon-vauban/) (in French)
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