Val-des-Prés explained

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.

Personalities

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.