Veynes

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Veynes

Total population

3,238

Elevation771 m

Land area42.6 km²

Coordinates44.53°, 5.82°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Veynes is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It developed largely as a minor rail hub, at the crossing of two lines.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail

French writer (1829-1871)

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André Pinchinat

French politician

D

Daniel Chevallier

French politician

L

Léon Cornand

French politician (1876-1929)

C

Charles Anglès

French politician (1753-1834)

J

Jean-François Anglès

French politician

P

Pierre Lachau

French politician

R

Raymond Meyzenq

French cyclist

J

Jean-Baptiste Richardier

L

Louis Mathieu

French official (1873–1961)

Raymond Février

French politician

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Xavier Roux

man of letters, journalist, member of the general council of Hautes-Alpes

P

Paulette Isaïa

French Resistance woman fighter

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Georges Pascal

French philosopher and professor

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

Nearby places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Les Paroirs
  1.4 mi away
• Glaise
  2.8 mi away
• La Faurie
  4.7 mi away · pop. 307
• Les Vernes
  5 mi away
• Sérigons
  5.1 mi away
• Sous les Barrets
  5.2 mi away
• Les Barrets
  5.4 mi away
• Aspremont
  5.5 mi away · pop. 366
• Les Tavis
  5.6 mi away
• Les Mourens
  5.7 mi away
• Les Sarrons
  5.8 mi away
• Les Ardoits
  6 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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