Vaujany
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Vaujany | |
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 The village seen from the cable car | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vaujany  | |
  Vaujany  Vaujany | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′31″N 6°04′39″E / 45.1586°N 6.0775°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Grenoble |
| Canton | Oisans-Romanche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Genevois[1] |
| Area 1 | 64.5 km2 (24.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 348 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38527 /38114 |
| Elevation | 752–3,464 m (2,467–11,365 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vaujany (French pronunciation: [voʒani]) is a commune in the canton of Oisans-Romanche, in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] The village is picturesque, with excellent views of the Grand Galbert mountain at the head of the valley.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 270 | — |
| 1975 | 224 | −2.63% |
| 1982 | 412 | +9.10% |
| 1990 | 242 | −6.43% |
| 1999 | 311 | +2.83% |
| 2009 | 365 | +1.61% |
| 2014 | 290 | −4.50% |
| 2020 | 346 | +2.99% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Economy
The
hydroelectric dams of Grand'Maison (completed 1985) and Verney pay Vaujany annual rents of just over 3 million euros. This money has enabled the commune to fund the continuing development of leisure facilities. Vaujany is linked by cable car and gondola lift to the Alpe d'Huez
ski area, so Vaujany benefits from winter sport and summer mountain tourism. Two runs drop down into the valley from the ski area above, and a short connecting lift from each run takes skiers to the village.
Grande Boucle Féminine stage finishes
Vaujany has been a frequent mountain-top finish in the
Grande Boucle Féminine bicycle race (the equivalent of the Tour de France
for female riders). It has been used on 13 occasions – every year from 1992 to 2003, and again in 2005.
| Year | Stage | Start of stage | Distance | Stage winner |
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| 2005 | 6 | Allemond | 6.5 km |  Priska Doppmann
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| 2003 | 5 | L'Argentière-La-Bessée
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108.5 km |  Fabiana Luperini
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| 2002 | 8 | Courchevel | 113.6 km |  Valentina Polkhanova
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| 2001 | 13 | Guillestre | 135.5 km | Fabiana Luperini
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| 2000 | 10 | Lans-en-Vercors | 76.5 km |  Séverine Desbouys
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| 1999 | 9 | La-Chapelle-en-Vercors
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129.8 km | Valentina Polkhanova
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| 1998 | 9 | Gap | 120 km | Fabiana Luperini
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| 1997 | 5 | Valloire | 86 km | Fabiana Luperini
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| 1996 | 10 | Guillestre | 125 km | Fabiana Luperini
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| 1995 | 4 | Albertville | 114.7 km | Fabiana Luperini
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| 1994 | 11 |  Rasa Polikevičiūtė
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| 1993 | 11 | Le Fontanil Cornillon
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77.8 km |  Marie Purvis
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| 1992 | 8 | Serre Chevallier
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70.4 km | Cécile Odin
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Cable car accident
During a test run of a new cable car (which was to be the largest and fastest in the worldCEO of Poma), Serge Tarassof (technical director), Reylans Michel (engineer), Denis Creissels (supervisor) and Jacques Lombard (chief engineer). As part of the trial, four experts highlighted many mistakes made by Poma,[6] most of which were based on the stabilizer,[5] which had been copied from another company before having further issues added to its design.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b skiraware.de. "l'Alpe d'Huez - Abfahrt nach Vaujany". www.skiraware.de.
- ^ a b c "Téléphérique: l'heure du procès". 11 July 1996.
- ^ Henley, Jon (2 July 1999). "20 killed in cable car disaster" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d "Vaujany". pistehors.com.
External links
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