Entraunes

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

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

Coat of arms

Location of Entraunes

(2020–2026) Pierre Tardieu^[1]Area

81.45 km² (31.45 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

137 • Density1.7/km² (4.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06056 /06470

Elevation1,100–2,880 m (3,610–9,450 ft)
(avg. 1,260 m or 4,130 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Entraunes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃tʁon]; Occitan: Entraunas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Location

Entraunes lies 110 km northwest of Nice where the Var flows into the Mediterranean. It lies in the northwest corner of Alpes-Maritimes next to the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Since 1979, it has been part of the Parc National du Mercantour.

Geography

The Var has its source in the commune at an elevation of 1790 m at the foot of the Estenc Glacier.

The western limit of the commune is the line of peaks that separated the territory of the House of Savoie from France on the west.

Climate

The climate is high-elevation Mediterranean. Annual snowfall averages 1.80 m with 20 days of snowfall annually. Rainfall averages 1384 mm, with heavy rains in the fall and drought in the summer. Up to 1600 m, the terrain is forested, and above that, are alpine meadows up to the rocky peaks.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	103	—
1975	122	+2.45%
1982	121	−0.12%
1990	127	+0.61%
1999	125	−0.18%
2009	128	+0.24%
2014	109	−3.16%
2020	143	+4.63%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE