Le Glaizil

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Le Glaizil

Total population

171

Elevation774 m

Land area21.93 km²

Coordinates44.75°, 5.98°

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City facts

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Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Dominique Villars

French botanist and lichenologist (1745-1814)

Heldrad of Novalese

French saint

Albert de Rochas

Parapsychologist, historian, translator, writer, military engineer (1837–1914)

Alexandre Maurice Blanc de Lanautte, Comte d'Hauterive

French politician (1754-1830)

Anne-Marie Peysson

French journalist (1935–2015)

David Martin

French geologist (1842-1918)

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Joseph Grimaud

French politician (1836–1914)

Maximin Giraud

French Marian visionary (1835–1875)

Mélanie Calvat

French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904)

Émile Marintabouret

French politician (1889–1948)

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Pierre Gueydan

Polycarpe Gondre

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Émile Gueymard

French engineer (1788-1869)

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Paul Lanquetin

French official

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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