Arrondissement of Gap facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Gap
Arrondissement of France
Gap in Hautes-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Communes	130
Prefecture	Gap
INSEE code	052
Area
• Total	3,410.5 km2 (1,316.8 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	104,131
• Density	30.5325/km2 (79.0787/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Gap is a special administrative area in France. Think of it like a district within a larger region. It's located in the Hautes-Alpes department, which is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The main city and capital of this arrondissement is Gap. Gap is also the largest city in the Hautes-Alpes department.

History of Gap Arrondissement

The arrondissement of Gap was created a long time ago, in 1800. It became part of the Hautes-Alpes department right from the start.

Geography of Gap Arrondissement

The Gap arrondissement is located in the southern part of the Hautes-Alpes department. It shares borders with other departments and another arrondissement.

• To the east and south, it borders the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
• To the west, it borders the Drôme department.
• To the north, it borders the Isère department.
• To the northeast, it borders the Briançon arrondissement.

The Gap arrondissement is the biggest of the two arrondissements in the Hautes-Alpes department. It covers an area of about 3,410.5 square kilometers (which is about 1,317 square miles). It also has the largest population, with 104,131 people living there as of 2014.

How Gap Arrondissement is Organized

The arrondissement of Gap is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.

Cantons in Gap Arrondissement

Cantons are like electoral districts. After some changes in France, cantons can sometimes include parts of different arrondissements. However, all 11 cantons in the Gap arrondissement have their communes entirely within this arrondissement.

Here are the 11 cantons:

• Chorges (17 communes)
• Embrun (8 communes)
• Gap-1 (part of Gap)
• Gap-2 (part of Gap)
• Gap-3 (part of Gap)
• Gap-4 (part of Gap)
• Laragne-Montéglin (11 communes)
• Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (27 communes)
• Serres (39 communes)
• Tallard (19 communes)
• Veynes (8 communes)

Communes in Gap Arrondissement

A commune is the smallest administrative division in France, similar to a town or a municipality. The arrondissement of Gap has 130 communes in total.

Here are some of the communes with the largest populations in the arrondissement:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Hautes-Alpes department
• List of arrondissements of France

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Gap para niños