Ristolas

Ristolas
The church of Ristolas
Coat of arms
Ristolas
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Ristolas
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Briançon
Canton	Aiguilles
Intercommunality	Queyras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Laurent
Area1	82.18 km2 (31.73 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	96
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	05120 / 05460
Elevation	1,571–3,294 m (5,154–10,807 ft) (avg. 1,610 m or 5,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ristolas is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	49	—
1968	50	+2.0%
1975	68	+36.0%
1982	52	−23.5%
1990	72	+38.5%
1999	78	+8.3%
2008	96	+23.1%

Geography

The village lies in the Queyras, in the northwestern part of the commune, on the left bank of the Guil, which has its source in the southeastern part of the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

• INSEE