Mont-Dauphin

Mont-Dauphin
Fort Fort
Coat of arms
Mont-Dauphin
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Mont-Dauphin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Guillestre
Intercommunality	Guillestre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Fioletta
Area1	0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	142
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05082 / 05600
Elevation	898–1,035 m (2,946–3,396 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mont-Dauphin is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

At the confluence of Durance and Guil rivers, overlooking the impressive canyon of the latter flowing down from Queyras valley, Mont-Dauphin is one of the many places fortified by Vauban in the second half of the 17th century.

In 2008, the place forte of Mont-Dauphin, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	365	—
1800	219	−40.0%
1806	327	+49.3%
1821	307	−6.1%
1831	378	+23.1%
1836	394	+4.2%
1841	669	+69.8%
1846	589	−12.0%
1851	474	−19.5%
1856	835	+76.2%
1861	657	−21.3%
1866	518	−21.2%
1872	493	−4.8%
1876	355	−28.0%
1881	398	+12.1%
1886	510	+28.1%
1891	788	+54.5%
1896	617	−21.7%
1901	706	+14.4%
1906	810	+14.7%
1911	745	−8.0%
1921	127	−83.0%
1926	162	+27.6%
1931	129	−20.4%
1936	169	+31.0%
1946	114	−32.5%
1954	505	+343.0%
1962	142	−71.9%
1968	59	−58.5%
1975	67	+13.6%
1982	83	+23.9%
1990	73	−12.0%
1999	87	+19.2%
2008	142	+63.2%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site
• MontDauphin.com : webcams, meteo, pictures, everything about Vauban's Castle (French)
• Webpage about the fortifications