Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | |
Information | |
Country | France |
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Regions | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Alpes de Haute Provence |
Watercourse | Ubaye |
Altitude | Between 1 291 and3 411 m |
Area | 205,55 km² |
Population | 214 hab. (2012) |
Density | 1,04 inhab./km² |
Nice | Saint-Paulois |
Postal code | 04530 |
Telephone prefix | 33 4 92 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
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Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye is a village located in the North-East of the department of Alpes de Haute Provence, in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the South-East of France.
Understand
Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye is the 7e largest municipality in France. It is located on the edge of Mercantour national park without being part of it.
Information
- City Hall
- Tourist office - Haute Ubaye sector
To go
By car
The Ubaye valley is accessible by the departmental road 900 from Gap Where Digne-les-Bains.
The municipality is also a stage in the Route des Grandes Alpes.
Hiking trails
- Great Crossing of the Alps
- Long-distance hiking trail 5
- Long-distance hiking trail 6
- Via Alpina
Circulate
Collars
- Col de Vars – TO 2 108 m of altitude, this pass allows to pass from the valley of Ubaye to that of Queyras.
- Autaret pass
- Mary Pass – Altitude 2 641 m.
- Col du Longet – Altitude 2 647 m.
- Col de Mirandole – Altitude 2 433 m.
- Col du Crachet – Altitude 2 647 m.
To see
- Municipality museum – Popular arts and traditions.
Religious buildings
- Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
- Chapel of the Penitents
- Parish church hamlet of Tournoux
- Church of Saint-Antoine-du-Désert – Historical monument building.
- Chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges La-Barge
- Saint-Roch Chapel Combe-Bremond
- Church Fouillouse
- Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Grande-Serenne
- Saint-Roch Chapel Petite-Serenne
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Chapel Vars pass
Do
- High mountain hike
- Climbing: Pont-Voûté site
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Hotels
- The Blue Chamois , 33 4 92 84 31 20
Campsites
- Bel Iscle , 33 4 92 84 38 31
Bed and breakfast and gîtes
- La Posada Estrechet Bridge, 33 4 92 84 37 07
- The Souste , 33 4 92 84 32 99, 33 6 75 33 68 84 (cellphone) dormitory 26 €, room 28 € (31 € for two people) [ 1 € from 1er September 2015], half board possible with rates increased by 10 €.
- The Prads , 33 4 92 84 32 36 weekly, heating included: count more than 300 €. Prices increased during the Aix-Marseille Academy holidays. – Animals not accepted. The Prads site is in fact made up of two lodgings: Chambeyron and Claous.
- The Zealots Maljasset, 33 4 92 84 37 64 open in February, March, April, June, July and August. room available from 16 h-19 h, to be released before . half pension 47 € (5 to 10 years 32 €, 10-17 years old 37 €). – Stone building from the early 19th centurye century, with a view of the peaks of more than 3 000 m altitude. Pets not accepted, no mobile network.
Communicate
Remote areas are not covered by the cell phone network, especially in Maljasset.
Manage the day-to-day
Around
- Barcelonnette (by D 902 and D 900) – Main town in the Ubaye valley.
- Jausiers (by D 902 and D 900 towards Barcelonnette)
- Meyronnes (by D 902 and D 900 towards Coni)
- Larche (by D 902 and D 900 towards Coni)
- Mercantour national park