Saint-Chaffrey | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Saint Chaffrey.svg |
Arrondissement: | Briançon |
Canton: | Briançon-1 |
Insee: | 05133 |
Postal Code: | 05330 |
Mayor: | Corinne Chanfray[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Demonym: | Chaffrelins |
Intercommunality: | Briançonnais |
Coordinates: | 44.9269°N 6.6075°W |
Elevation M: | 1365 |
Elevation Min M: | 1274 |
Elevation Max M: | 2632 |
Area Km2: | 25.88 |
Saint-Chaffrey (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Sant Chafrei) is an alpine commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Saint-Chaffrey is located in the Valley of the Guisane, on the road to Grenoble, between La Salle-les-Alpes to the northwest and Briançon to the southeast.
The commune of Saint-Chaffrey encompasses the villages of Saint-Chaffrey, Chantemerle, Villard-Laté and La Gérarde. It is situated at the heart of the Serre Chevalier ski resort, which has slopes that serve Chantemerle.[2]
Several stages of the Tour de France have started or finished in the commune of Saint-Chaffrey:[3]
Year | Stage | Departure town | Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Aix-les-Bains | |||
16 | Barcelonnette | |||
17[4] | Gap | |||
10 | Villard-de-Lans |
Year | Stage | Finish town | Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Morzine | |||
11 | Isola 2000 |