Briançon

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Briançon is a fortified alpine town in southeastern France, known as one of the highest cities in Europe and a key historical stronghold near the Italian border.

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Briançon canonical 16

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
fortified town
town
coordinates approximately 44.9°N 6.65°E
country France
demonym Briançonnais area
surface form: Briançonnais
departmentCapitalOf arrondissement of Briançon
elevation approximately 1326 metres above sea level
hasClimate alpine climate
hasFortificationsBy Vauban
hasSportsClub Diables Rouges de Briançon
hasStructure Collégiale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Nicolas de Briançon
Fort de Salettes
Fort des Têtes
Fort du Randouillet
Pont d’Asfeld
hasTransport Briançon railway station
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 2008
historicalRegion Dauphiné
historicalRole strategic stronghold controlling alpine passes
INSEECODE 05023
knownFor historic military fortifications
mountain tourism
skiing
locatedAtConfluenceOf Durance River
surface form: Durance

Guisane
locatedIn French Alps
Hautes-Alpes
surface form: Hautes-Alpes department

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region

southeastern France
locatedNear Italian border
nearbySkiArea Serre Chevalier
nearMountainPass Col d’Izoard
surface form: Col de l’Izoard

Col de Montgenèvre
surface form: Col du Montgenèvre
notableAs one of the highest towns in Europe
officialLanguage French
partOf Fortifications of Vauban
populationRankInDepartment second largest commune in Hautes-Alpes
postalCode 05100
river Durance River
surface form: Durance
roadConnection Route nationale 94
sports ice hockey
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
tourism gateway to Écrins National Park

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montgenèvre near Briançon
Rosenheim twinTown Briançon
Hautes-Alpes subprefecture Briançon
Hautes-Alpes contains Briançon
Col de Montgenèvre near Briançon
Briançonnais area containsTown Briançon
Fort des Têtes locatedIn Briançon
Fort des Têtes overlooks Briançon
Fort du Randouillet locatedIn Briançon
Guisane valley near Briançon