Val-des-Prés | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Val-des-Pres.svg |
Arrondissement: | Briançon |
Canton: | Briançon-2 |
Insee: | 05174 |
Postal Code: | 05100 |
Mayor: | Thierry Aimard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Briançonnais |
Coordinates: | 44.9492°N 6.6792°W |
Elevation M: | 1370 |
Elevation Min M: | 1338 |
Elevation Max M: | 2761 |
Area Km2: | 44.77 |
Val-des-Prés (in French pronounced as /val de pʁe/; Occitan (post 1500);: Vau dels Prats) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is situated in the Clarée Valley.
The village was the home of Émilie Carles who wrote her memoir A Wild Herb Soup (or A Life of her Own, original French: Une Soupe aux herbes sauvages) (1977) describing life in the village in the early and mid 20th century.