Hautes-Alpes


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Hautes-Alpes

(French otzalp)
n
(Placename) a department of SE France in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Gap. Pop: 126 810 (2003 est). Area: 5643 sq km (2201 sq miles)
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Born in Hautes-Alpes, France, Chahla has worked in top kitchens around the world, supporting chefs at Michelin restaurants like Restaurant La Rotonde at the Casino Le Lyon Vert, Le Meurice with Yannick Alleno, George V and Restaurant des Rois at La Reserve de Beaulieu.
Jean-Marc Duprat, a deputy mayor for the town of Laragne-Monteglin, in the Hautes-Alpes region, said the mother and her girls, aged eight, 12 and 14, were on holiday at a nearby resort when they were attacked yesterday morning.
We were here to get a glimpse of the Hautes-Alpes region of France, where some of the most accessible resorts in Europe are easily reachable via Ryanair flights to Turin, Grenoble or Marseilles.
Three others - two Brits and the French driver -were treated for less serious injuries after the accident on the border of the Isere and Hautes-Alpes departments.
Three other people ( two British tourists and the French driver ( were treated for less-serious injuries after the accident on the border of the Isere and Hautes-Alpes departments.
He said the crash happened on the border of the Isere and Hautes-Alpes departments.
The avalanche struck three groups of roped climbers, said Pierre Besnard, the prefect of the Hautes-Alpes region.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the crash happened on the border of the Isere and Hautes-Alpes departments.