Le Sauze-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [lə soz dy lak], literally Le Sauze of the Lake; Occitan: Lo Sause dau Lac, before 1991: Le Sauze)[3] is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Le Sauze-du-Lac
A view within Le Sauze-du-Lac
A view within Le Sauze-du-Lac
Location of Le Sauze-du-Lac
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Le Sauze-du-Lac is located in France
Le Sauze-du-Lac
Le Sauze-du-Lac
Le Sauze-du-Lac is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Le Sauze-du-Lac
Le Sauze-du-Lac
Coordinates: 44°28′45″N 6°18′53″E / 44.4792°N 6.3147°E / 44.4792; 6.3147
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonChorges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Raizer[1]
Area
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8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
153
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05163 /05160
Elevation770–1,300 m (2,530–4,270 ft)
(avg. 1,052 m or 3,451 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Situated below the Pic du Morgon mountain, Le Sauze du Lac lies on a promontory sticking out between the two sides of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. This used to be the meeting point, or confluence, of the Ubaye and Durance rivers. The village is located 9.1km south east of Savines-le-Lac, and 20.6km from the capital of the departement, Gap, Hautes-Alpes.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 72—    
1975 68−0.81%
1982 55−2.99%
1990 72+3.42%
1999 87+2.12%
2009 129+4.02%
2014 143+2.08%
2020 149+0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

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Le Sauze du Lac, previously just Le Sauze, is located above the Lac de Serre Poncon. The village was moved after its original site was flooded by the lake in the early 1960s.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 13 décembre 1991 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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