Gap, Hautes-Alpes

Gap is a "commune" in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is the "préfecture" (capital), and main city, of the department.
Gap is the highest prefecture (departmental capital) of France; the city is in a valley whose bottom is at an altitude of about above sea level.
Geography.
Gap is in the south central part of the Hautes-Alpes department. The "Luye", a tributary of the Durance river, flows through the city.
It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Gap to other cities are:
The "commune" of Gap is surrounded by 17 "communes": Laye, Saint-Laurent-du-Cros, Forest-Saint-Julien, La Rochette, Rambaud, Jarjayes, Neffes, Châteauvieux, Lettret, Pelleautier, La Roche-des-Arnauds, La Freissinouse, La Fare-en-Champsaur, Poligny, Le Noyer, Le Dévoluy, Rabou
Climate.
The climate of Gap, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Gap are known, in French, as "Gapençais" (women: "Gapençaises").
With a population of 40,225, Gap has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Gap
Gap forms with La Rochette the urban area of Gap with a population of 40,700 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Gap, formed by 39 "communes", with a population of 62,567 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .
Administration.
Gap is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Gap and the administrative centre () of four cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality "Gap-Tallard-Durance" ().
Twin towns.
Gap is twinned with: