4862 x 3161 px | 41,2 x 26,8 cm | 16,2 x 10,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 août 2012
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Briançon (Latin: Brigantium) a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.At an altitude of 1, 326 metres it is the highest city in the European Union, based on the French definition as a community containing more than 2, 000 inhabitants. Briançon's most recent population estimate is 11, 645.Briançon is built on a plateau nucleated around the confluence of the Durance and the Guisane rivers. The historical centre is a strongly fortified town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in the 17th century. Its streets are very steep and narrow, though picturesque. Briançon lies at the foot of the descent from the Col de Montgenèvre, giving access to Turin, so a great number of other fortifications have been constructed on the heights around it, especially towards the east. The Fort Janus is no less than 1, 200 m. above the town.The parish church, with its two towers, was built 1703-1726, and occupies a very conspicuous position.The Pont d'Asfeld, east of the town, was built in 1734, and forms an arch of 40 m span, thrown at a height of 56 m across the Durance. On 8 July 2008, several buildings of Briançon were classified by the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.
