Saint-Véran

The Observatory of Saint-Veran (French: Observatoire de Saint-Véran) is a French astronomical observatory located on the Pic de Château Renard in the municipality of Saint-Véran in the department of Hautes-Alpes in the French Alpes. At 2,930 meter altitude, it is one of the highest observatories in Europe next to the Sphinx Observatory. The Facility is managed by the French amateur astronomy association "AstroQueyras". The observatory was built in 1974 as a branch of the Paris Observatory. In 1990 amateur astronomers were granted use of its 62 cm Cassegrain telescope. The main-belt asteroid 48159 Saint-Véran was discovered at and named for the observatory and its hosting village. Presumably, it was the first discovery made at the observatory on 16 April 2001, synchronous with 264476 Aepic.

Molines-en-Queyras is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Aiguilles (French pronunciation: [ɛɡɥij] ; Occitan: Agulhas) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

The canton of Aiguilles is a former administrative division in southeastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 7 communes, which joined the canton of Guillestre in 2015. It had 2,145 inhabitants (2012). The canton comprised the following communes: Abriès Aiguilles Arvieux Château-Ville-Vieille Molines-en-Queyras Ristolas Saint-Véran

Château-Ville-Vieille (French: [ʃɑto vil vjɛj]; Vivaro-Alpine: Chastèu e Vilavielha) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Ceillac (French pronunciation: [sɛjak]; Occitan: Celhac) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

The Queyras (French pronunciation: [kɛʁa]; Occitan: Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of the last ones to be opened to public tourism towards the end of the 20th century, thus being relatively untouched by environmental destruction. The Queyras is also one of the 58 Regional nature parks of France. The GR58, also known as the Tour du Queyras ("The tour of Queyras" in French), is a long-distance walking route that forms a 108-km hiking loop in the Queyras. Notable mountains around the valley include: The Font Sancte (Queyras' highest mountain) The Taillante The Pic de Rochebrune – 3.324 m The Grand Queyras – 3.114 m The Pic de Petit Rochebrune – 3.078 m The Bric Bouchet The Pain de Sucre (literally translating as "Sugar Loaf" due to its distinct shape, similar to the Sugarloaf in Rio de Janeiro). There are two passes leading into the valley: Col Agnel Col d'Izoard

Abriès-Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Abriès and Ristolas.

Abriès (Vivaro-Alpine: Abrièrs) is a former commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Abriès-Ristolas. It belongs to the Queyras Regional Park. It is located in the valley of the Guil and is appreciated for its position along long and medium distance footpaths in a rural and preserved environment. It also hosts a small ski resort.

The Pic de Petit Rochebrune (or, simply, Petit Rochebrune) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps belonging to the French department of Hautes-Alpes.

Lac de Souliers is a lake in Hautes-Alpes, France. It is located in the commune of Château-Ville-Vieille, under the Col d'Izoard.

Arvieux (French pronunciation: [aʁvjø]; Occitan: Arvieus) is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of south-eastern France.