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Briançon is a French commune located in the department of Hautes-Alpes (of which it is the sub-prefecture) en  region   Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , and historically attached to  Dauphiné . It is the central city of a small agglomeration of six municipalities, the urban unit of Briançon . The territory of which Briançon is the main town is called  Briançonnais  ; it covers the north of the Hautes-Alpes department. Briançon is considered the highest town in France (1 326 m)  .

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Its fortifications of  Vauban  (the city walls, the forts  des Salettes , des Têtes ,  du Randouillet) have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List   since July 7, 2008 alongside the eleven other sites of the  Network of major Vauban sites

 

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Serre Chevalier:

Serre Chevalier, in Briançonnais, (nicknamed " Serre Che ") is a winter sports resort located in the Guisane valley in the Hautes -Alps, Southern Alps, near Ecrins National Park. It occupies the Guisane valley from Briançon to Monêtier-les-Bains. The resort has 250 kilometers of alpine ski slopes between 1,200 and 2,780 meters above sea level. This makes it one of the largest estates in Europe.

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4 Exception Passes:

Whether it's the ascent of the Granon, the Galibier, the Lautaret or even the Izoard, Briançon is the preferred stopover town for motorcyclists and cyclists looking for adventure!

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La Claree...

The Clarée Valley, near Montgenèvre and Briançon and stuck to the Franco-Italian border, is a classified natural site, offering exceptional landscapes, nature and preserved heritage. It is crossed by la  Clarée .

Between 1 400 and 2 000 m, the valley, very snowy in winter, is a patchwork of larch forests and winter forests.

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But still Montgenèvre, the Ecrins, the Grave, Montdauphin...

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