Le Glaizil

Le Glaizil
Ruins of the Castle of Lesdiguières
Coat of arms
Le Glaizil
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Le Glaizil
Coordinates: 44°45′16″N 5°59′00″E / 44.7544°N 5.9833°ECoordinates: 44°45′16″N 5°59′00″E / 44.7544°N 5.9833°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Saint-Firmin
Intercommunality	Valgaudémar
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Pierre Gauthier[1]
Area^1	21.93 km^2 (8.47 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	180
• Density	8.2/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	05062 / 05800
Elevation	774–2,570 m (2,539–8,432 ft) (avg. 862 m or 2,828 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.

Le Glaizil is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is famous for hosting the ruins of the castle of the Duke of Lesdiguières, Constable of France in the 17th Century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	115	—
1968	155	+34.8%
1975	168	+8.4%
1982	175	+4.2%
1990	169	−3.4%
1999	179	+5.9%
2008	170	−5.0%
2012	180	+5.9%

Gallery

• 
  The Town Hall
• 
  The Church
• 
  The War Memorial
• 
  The Cemetery Cross (1771)
• 
  A Cross (1889)
• 
  Ruins of the Castle of Lesdiguières
• 
  The Chapel of the Castle of Lesdiguières

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE

1. "List of mayors of the Hautes-Alpes department". Prefecture of Hautes-Alpes (in French). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.