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Briançon is a town situated in the Hautes-Alpes département (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région). The town of Briançon is the capital of the district and belongs to the cantons of Briançon-Nord, Briançon-Sud. The inhabitants of Briançon are called Briançonnais and their number in the 1999 population census was 10737. The town's surface is 28.3 km². Briançon has the following code INSEE: 05023 and is associated with the following postal code: 05100. It is situated at an altitude of about 1200 meters.

Administrative information  Région: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Département: Hautes-Alpes (05) Code Insee: 05023 Postal code: 05100 Size  (Surface, population, density)  Inhabitants in 1990: 11041 Inhabitants in 1999: 10737 Surface: 28.3 km² Density (in 1999): 379 inhabitants/km²

	Geographical information    D M S Degrees Radians  Longitude East:  06°38'21''   6.6392°   0.115875 r   Latitude North:  44°53'48''   44.8967°   0.783595 r   Altitude: 1200 m Other towns next to Briançon N° Town (Dpt)  Proximity  Heading  1   Puy-Saint-Pierre (05) 1.8 km   2   Villar-Saint-Pancrace (05) 2.7 km   3   Puy-Saint-André (05) 3.8 km   4   Saint-Chaffrey (05) 4.1 km   5   Val-des-Prés (05) 6.6 km   6   Cervières (05) 6.9 km   7   (La) Salle les Alpes (05) 7.4 km   8   Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières (05) 7.5 km   9   Montgenèvre (05) 10.1 km   10   (Les) Vigneaux (05) 11.1 km     More towns...
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More information about Briançon...  The town in France furthest from Briançon is Ouessant (976.7 km as the crow flies). The inhabitants of Briançon are called "Briançonnais". Homonymes : 1 ville porte le même nom en France ou s'en rappoche : Briançonnet ( Région: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Département 06: Alpes-Maritimes) Orthodromic distance between Briançon and     Weather forecast for Briançon: Prévisions Vendredi 19/03 Températures : 2/8°C Vent de SSE Vent à 6 km/h Lever du soleil : 6h39 Coucher du soleil : 18h44 Prévisions Samedi 20/03 Températures : 3/8°C Vent de SSE Vent à 11 km/h Lever du soleil : 6h37 Coucher du soleil : 18h46 Prévisions Dimanche 21/03 Températures : 3/6°C Vent de SSE Vent à 8 km/h Lever du soleil : 6h35 Coucher du soleil : 18h47 Les données météo proviennent de The Weather Channel®   Satellite view and town map for Briançon (from Google Maps)

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