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commune in Hautes-Alpes, France

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Gap is a commune (municipality) located in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. As a French commune, it is part of the country's local administrative structure and represents a community with its own municipal governance.

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Place details

Locality
Gap
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
42,715
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Gap
Population
41293
Area
110.43
Elevation
1107
Official website
ville-gap.fr
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Vue sur le centre-ville de Gap depuis Puymaure.jpg
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Commons category
Gap (Hautes-Alpes)
postal code
05000
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Gap
male population
19487
female population
21408
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-92-53-24-24
fax number
+33-4-92-53-25-47
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Gap ( French pronunciation: [ɡap], Occitan: [ˈɡap]) is the prefecture of the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southern France. With a population of about 41,000, it is the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 metres above sea level, to the south of the Écrins Massif, it is also France's highest prefecture.

Together with other Alpine towns, Gap engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Gap was awarded Alpine Town of the Year in 2002. In 2013 Gap was named the sportiest city in France by the national sports newspaper L'Équipe.

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