La Bâtie-Montsaléon | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr La Bâtie-Montsaléon (Hautes-Alpes).svg |
Arrondissement: | Gap |
Canton: | Serres |
Insee: | 05016 |
Postal Code: | 05700 |
Mayor: | Alain d'Heilly[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 44.4569°N 5.75°W |
Elevation M: | 760 |
Elevation Min M: | 671 |
Elevation Max M: | 1431 |
Area Km2: | 15.08 |
La Bâtie-Montsaléon (in French pronounced as /la bati mɔ̃saleɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: La Bastia Montsaleon) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is notable for being the location of the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, when Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius.