Aiguilles

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aiguilles

(2020–2026) Dominique Bucci Alberto^[1]Area

40.16 km² (15.51 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

377 • Density9.4/km² (24/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

05003 /05470

Elevation1,400–3,078 m (4,593–10,098 ft)
(avg. 1,471 m or 4,826 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aiguilles (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥij] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Agulhas) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Guil, which flows southwest through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	249	—
1975	275	+1.43%
1982	310	+1.73%
1990	377	+2.48%
1999	441	+1.76%
2007	412	−0.85%
2012	449	+1.73%
2017	429	−0.91%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE