Dévoluy () is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Commune de Dévoluy (05139), INSEE It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.Arrêté du 2 octobre 2012 portant création de commune, Légifrance
SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.
Population Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Dévoluy at 1 January 2025. Data for years before 2013 refer to the sum of the populations of the former communes Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.
Geography
Location Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.
At 18,637 hectares, Dévoluy is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.
Terrain and Geology The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range.
Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the chourums, and its suitability for speleology.
The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.
Climate
See also
Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
References