Queyras

The Queyras (in Occitan Cairàs ) is a valley of the department of the Hautes-Alpes (05), but also a regional natural park. It is crossed by the Guil and comprises eight communes now gathered within a community of communes: Arvieux, Abriès, Needles, Ceillac, Castle-City-Old woman, Molines-in-Queyras, Ristolas and Saint-Véran. It will be noted that Ceillac did not form part of historical Queyras: it belonged to évêché of Spray (and not of Briançon) and did not enter the Escarton of Queyras.

The valley is famous today for its tourist attractions, Ski in winter and Randonnée in summer. It is in particular crossed by the GR. 58 which makes it possible to make of it the turn or the GR. 5.

The park is delimited in north and the east by the border with the Italy and in particular by the mount Viso whose top is in the Piedmont, but whose turn passes by Queyras. The Col Agnel connects Queyras and the Valle Varaita. To the south, one passes in the Vallée of Ubaye and in the west in that of the Durance where the town of Guillestre, in the low valley of Guil, constitutes the principal natural door on Queyras. To the North-West, the Collar of Izoard, mythical passage of the Tour de France cyclist, brings until Briançon.

Queyras: lunar circus

The Collar of Izoard, to 2361 m of altitude, is, since the Briançonnais, the door of Queyras. The crossing of Deserted Breakage announces a desert. Contrast downstream is only more seizing. The lower part of this roughcast lunar circus of chimneys of fairies (vestiges of strong erosions), follow one another of the steppes, the forests, the floral carpets. It is the country of the proud villages to the communal ovens and the ringed wood fountains, where the electric wires are buried. They are with the image of the highest commune of Europe, Saint-Véran (2.000 meters).

Principal Summits

the Mont Viso (3841 m, culminating point)
the Pics of Make Sancte (3385 m)
the Bric de Rubren (3340 m)
the Pic of Rochebrune (3325 m)
the Bric Froid (3302 m)
the Grand Glaiza (3293 m)
the Mont Aglet (3287 m)
the Péouvou (3232 m)
the Pic of Silk (3220 m)
the Pointe Gastaldi (3210 m)
The Sugar loaf (3208 m)
the Crête of Cutting the (3197 m)
the Tête of Toillies (3175 m)
the Assembles Granero (3166 m)
the Pointe of Marte (3152 m)
the Tête of Longet (3146 m)
the Black Roche (3134 m)
the Pic of Farnéiréta (3134 m)
the Grand Queyras (3114 m)
the Pic of Black cotton soil (3100 m)
the Pointe of Venice (3096 m)
the Peak Foréant (3081 m)
the Small Rochebrune (3078 m)
the Large Queyron (3060 m)
the Rocca Bianca (3059 m)
the Point Joanne (3052 m)
the Point of Saume (3043 m)
the Point of Sagnes Long (3032 m)
the Peak Caramantran (3021 m)
the Sparveyre (3002 m)
the Bric Bouchet (2997 m)
The Pic Crosses (2991 m)
the Pic of Ségure (2990 m)
the Pic of ChâteauRenard (2989 m)
the Tête of Rissace (2965 m)
the Tête of Pelvas (2929 m)
the Pic of Clausis (2915 m)
the Pic of the Fund of Peynin (2912 m)
the Pic of Béal Traversier (2910 m)
the Pic of Malrif (2906 m)
the Sommet of Marcelettes (2900 m)
the Peyre Nière (2890 m)
the Peak Charbonnel (2889 m)
the Peak of Corni Borni (2884 m)
the Queyron (2884 m)
the Head of Girardin (2875 m)
the Western Peak of Coste Beautiful (2854 m)
the Point of Stale (2844 m)
the Peak Beaudouis (2843 m)
the Mait d' Amunt (2804 m)
the Peak of Agrenier (2793 m)
The Gardiole of Alp (2786 m)
the Peak of Chalanches (2779 m)
the Head of Jacquette (2757 m)
the Summit To battle (2748 m)
the Pic of the Grass (2744 m)
the Pic of Escreins (2734 m)
the Closes the Summit (2732 m)
the Pic of Jaillon (2720 m)
the Pic of the Cross-country race (2695 m)
Praroussin (2675 m)
the Pic of Guillestre (2609 m)
the Summit of Lauzière (2576 m)
the Summit of Cascavelier (2562 m)
Eypiol (2550 m)
Gilly (2467 m)
the Summit of the Cross (2301 m)
the Summit To rough-hew (2254 m)

Principal lakes

the Lake Égorgeou
the Lake Foréant
the Lakes of Malrif
the Lake Saint-Anne (2414 m)
the Lake of Shoes (2492 m)
the Lake Mirror (2215 m)

Principal collars

the Collar Agnel (2771 m)

History

Queyras was inhabited by a population celto-Ligurian, Quariates. Queyras constituted, of 1343 to 1789, one of the four, then of the five, Escartons of Briançonnais. This valley remained very isolated in the history, communicating only by very high collars, which did not prevent it from being invaded during the Wars of religion. During centuries, the valley exported its young people who often rented themselves as teachers during the winter.

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