Eygliers
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The church of Saint-Antoine, in Eygliers | |
![]() Location of Eygliers | |
Location within France Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 6°38′04″E / 44.6769°N 6.6344°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Briançon |
| Canton | Guillestre |
| Intercommunality | CC du Guillestrois et du Queyras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Geneviève Chouvet |
Area 1 | 30.04 km2 (11.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,029 m (3,376 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,670 m (8,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 881 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 882 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05052 /05600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Eygliers (French pronunciation: [ɛɡlije]; Occitan: Aigliers) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
The river Guil forms all of the commune's southeastern and southern borders; the Durance forms part of its western border; most of the human settlements in the commune are located in its southwestern part, near the confluence of the two rivers. The commune lies to the northwest of the larger town Guillestre, and encloses the fortress town Mont-Dauphin.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 414 | — |
| 1975 | 403 | −0.38% |
| 1982 | 502 | +3.19% |
| 1990 | 596 | +2.17% |
| 1999 | 697 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 744 | +0.82% |
| 2012 | 750 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 791 | +1.07% |
| 2023 | 882 | +1.83% |
| Source: INSEE | ||