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La Roche-des-Arnauds

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La Roche-des-Arnauds, a village halfway between the cities of Gap and Veynes, has retained a warm and friendly village life with all the necessary amenities: school, daycare, summer camp, sports grounds, shops, medical center... its proximity to a small town, capital of the French Alps, the capital of the Southern Alps, and a large town is the city of Veynes, allows its inhabitants to quickly take advantage of all administrative, medical, necessary business.

It is a rural community with farming: arboriculture (apples, pears), livestock (sheep, cattle), beekeeping and traditional agriculture... But its area of ​​activities of Iscles growing in importance and attracted many artisans.

Surrounded by two remarkable sites are the peak of the mountain Bure and Céüze, it also offers a quality of life that attracts every year new people, which makes it a common active and in motion that nevertheless wishes to keep its human scale.

Geographical information

MunicipalityLa Roche-des-Arnauds
Postcode05400
Latitude44.5634240 (N 44° 33’ 48”)
Longitude5.9584590 (E 5° 57’ 30”)
AltitudeFrom 885m to 2709m
Surface area53.75 km²
Population1621 inhabitants
Density30 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureGap (14.4 km, 18 min)
Insee code05123
IntercommunalityCC Buëch-Dévoluy
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
TerritoriesAlps, Dauphiné
RegionProvence-Alps-French Riviera

Nearest cities & towns

Manteyer3.9 km (7 min)
Montmaur7.3 km (8 min)
La Freissinouse7.6 km (11 min)
Pelleautier9.6 km (10 min)
Rabou9.9 km (15 min)
Neffes11.2 km (14 min)
Veynes12.6 km (14 min)
Furmeyer12.9 km (18 min)
Gap14.3 km (16 min)
Sigoyer15.9 km (19 min)
Châteauneuf-d'Oze15.9 km (20 min)
Oze16.5 km (23 min)
Saint-Auban-d'Oze20 km (24 min)
Fouillouse21 km (27 min)

Things to see and do

Events and festivities

Votive festival the second weekend of August, with fairground events, dances with DJ, band and dance hall, boules competition...

Weather

Wednesday 24 april
Min. -2°C - Max. 7°C
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Thursday 25 april
Min. -2°C - Max. 9°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 1°C - Max. 7°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Hot air balloon flight over the Champsaur Valley
Nature and the great outdoors200 € to 1100 € Ancelle (21 km)
Canyoning in the Ubaye Valley
Sports sensations44 € Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon (34 km)
Packraft on the Ubaye
Sports sensations85 € to 115 € Ubaye-Serre-Ponçon (36 km)
Rafting or hydrospeed down the Ubaye
Sports sensations45 € to 85 € Le Lauzet-Ubaye (40 km)
Donkey trek in Hautes Alpes
Nature and the great outdoors50 € to 375 € Éourres (44 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The white bridge trail
HikeEasy3:00Saint-Laurent-du-Cros (14.9 km)
La Bâtie-Vieille - Rambaud
HikeEasy3:00La Bâtie-Vieille (16.2 km)
Notre-Dame du Laus
HikeIntermediate5:00La Bâtie-Vieille (16.2 km)
Marmites du Diable loop
HikeIntermediate2:15La Faurie (17.4 km)
The Arche and the Aiguille
HikeAthletic3:00Ancelle (21 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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