Hautes-Alpes

American

[oht-zalp] / oʊtˈzalp /

noun

a department in SE France. 2,179 sq. mi. (5,645 sq. km). Gap.

Hautes-Alpes British

/ otzalp /

noun

a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Gap. Pop: 126 810 (2003 est). Area: 5643 sq km (2201 sq miles)

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A fire broke out on Aug. 20 in the southern Hautes-Alpes region of France, burning at least 140 hectares.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2023

Another broke out on Aug. 20 in the southern Hautes-Alpes region of France, burning at least 140 hectares.

From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2023

France: the Basses-A, in NE. part of Provence, bounded by Hautes-Alpes on the N. and Var on the S., sterile in the N., fertile in the S., cap.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall

Then he directed his course towards Grand-Villard, near Briancon, in the Hautes-Alpes.

From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood

Gavot Hautes-Alpes, France A good Alpine cheese whether made of sheep, goat or cow milk.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Robert Carlton Brown

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