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Arvieux is a French commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arvidants'' or ''Arvidantes''.〔(Inhabitants of Hautes-Alpes ) 〕 ==Geography== Arvieux lies at the foot of the Col d'Izoard in the Arvieux Valley some 20 km south by south-east of Briançon and 13 km east by north-east of La Roche-de-Rame. It is surrounded by the high mountains of the ''Massif du Queyras'' whose highest point is in the commune at ''Pic du Béal Traversier'' at 2912 m. Access to the commune is by the D902 from Cervières in the north which goes by a tortuous route through the commune to the village then continues south-east to Guillestre. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Draye, Brunissard La Chalp, and Le Coin north of the village and La Cassiere, Les Maisons, Le Pasquier, Villargaudin, Les Moulins, Les Escoyeres, and Les Esponces south of the village. The commune is a high alpine commune with snow-covered mountains and rugged terrain.〔(Google Maps )〕 Details of some of the hamlets are: *Les Escoyères, the first hamlet, is located at the end of a small winding road starting west of the Guil valley and is 1,532 m above sea level on a south-facing slope. The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, built in the 17th century, whose door lintels are made with a Roman stele (see History section) and two sundials by Giovanni Francesco Zarbula are there. *Villargaudin or Villard-Gaudin is at 1593 m altitude on another road to the west at the bottom of the valley after the Queyron. *Les Moulins (The Mills) is at 1410 m and was so named because there were once several mills here built to use the power of the Aigue d'Arvieux. *Le Pasquier is located at 1570 m altitude at mid-slope on the eastern side. Les Maisons is located at 1690 m a little higher on the same side of the valley. *Arvieux village at 1550 m is in the centre of the valley. It is the capital of the commune. The St Lawrence Church dating from the 16th century and the Protestant church are located there. The village can be accessed on foot from Furfande. *Le Coin is a small hamlet at 1600 m west of Arvieux. *La Chalp is 2 km north of Arvieux and is the highest in the valley at 1680 m altitude. ''La Chalp'' is a common name in the Alps and means pastureland. There is a mountain resort here. *Brunissard is the last village of the commune situated amidst meadows which rise to 1760 m altitude. The valley is separated into two with the north-west branch the path to the Col des Ayes, the alpine pastures of Clapeyto and the Col de Néal; the north-east branch leads to the Col d'Isoard (or Izoard). The commune also has several hamlets consisting of alpine chalets. The most important are those of Furfande and Clapeyto. The Guil forms the southern border as it flows south-west to join the Durance at Réotier. The ''Torrent de l'Izoard'' rises in the north of the commune and flows south through the centre fed by many tributaries, changing to the ''Torrent de la Rivière'' at Brunissard then back to the ''Torrent de l'Izoard'' at Le Coin, as it continues south to join the Guil. The ''Torrent de la Rabanelle'' rises in the west of the commune and flows east to join the ''Torrent de la Rivière'' at Brunissard.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arvieux」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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