Dévoluy | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Gap |
Canton: | Veynes |
Insee: | 05139 |
Postal Code: | 05250 |
Mayor: | Alexandra Butel[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Buëch Dévoluy |
Coordinates: | 44.6933°N 5.9419°W |
Elevation M: | 1263 |
Elevation Min M: | 1134 |
Elevation Max M: | 2652 |
Area Km2: | 186.37 |
Dévoluy is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.[2] It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.[3]
SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.
Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.
At 18,637 hectares, it is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.
The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range.
Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the chourums, and its suitability for speleology.
The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.