Le Sauze-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [lə soz dy lak], literally Le Sauze of the Lake; Occitan: Lo Sause dau Lac) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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Commune | |
Location of Le Sauze-du-Lac | |
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Coordinates: 44°28′45″N 6°18′53″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Gap |
Canton | Chorges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Raizer[1] |
Area 1 | 8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi) |
Population | 144 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 05163 /05160 |
Elevation | 770–1,300 m (2,530–4,270 ft) (avg. 1,052 m or 3,451 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 70 | — |
1968 | 72 | +2.9% |
1975 | 68 | −5.6% |
1982 | 55 | −19.1% |
1990 | 72 | +30.9% |
1999 | 87 | +20.8% |
2008 | 124 | +42.5% |
Le Sauze du Lac, previously just Le Sauze, is located above the Lac de Serre Poncon. The village was moved after its original site was flooded by the lake in the early 1960s.
Le Sauze sits above the two branches of the Lac de Serre Poncon, previously the confluence of the Ubaye and Durance rivers. It sits below the Grand Morgon mountain.
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