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Le Lauzet-Ubaye is a small mountain village built on the gorge of the Ubaye river, a few kilometers before it empties into the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The village is built on a sort of narrow rock island, with a deep valley in front and the deeper gorge of the Ubaye river behind.

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Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04340)
Population: 212
Altitude: 900 m

Nearby:  | Barcelonnette 21 km | Boscodon Abbey 32 km | Digne-les-Bains 65 km | Embrun 33 km | Gap 45 km | Guillestre 54 km | Jarjayes 45 km | Mont-Dauphin 51 km | Serre-Ponçon Lake 5 km | Seyne-les-Alpes 24 km |


Hotels near Le Lauzet-Ubaye: | Lauzet-Ubaye | 21 km Barcelonnette | 24 km Seyne-les-Alpes | 33 km Embrun | 45 km Gap | 54 km Guillestre | 65 km Digne-les-Bains |


The narrow streets between the houses have a medieval feel, but the roofs, balconies and wide ramps leading to the upper-floor barns is Alpine style [photo-3, photo-4]. There's a big stone church in the center of the village, with a nice fountain in the center square [photo-5]. Village commerce consists of a few shops and café-restaurants.

A tiny road goes down to the "new" bridge over the gorge, just beside the arched stone Roman bridge [photo-1, photo-2]. Another path, probably the old Roman road, loops around the rocks to bring you back to the village.



History

The commune of Le Lauzet-Ubaye combined the villages of Ubaye and Lauzet, but Ubaye was flooded in 1960 when the Serre-Ponçon dam was completed and the lake was created.

Gallo-Roman: A Roman presence here is attested to by the beautiful single-arch Roman bridge across a deep gorge of the Ubay river [photo-2].

Medieval: The Counts of Provence ruled this area until the 14th century, then the Dukes of Savoy until 1713.

Dates

Every Thur - Marché
1st Thur Apr - Foire
Every May - Foire
2nd Mon May - Foire


Transportation Le Lauzet-Ubaye

Bus

Bus Gap - Barcelonnette

The Gap - Barcelonnette bus route is: Gap, La Luye, L'Archidiacre, Remollon, Rochebrune, Espinasses-Serre-Ponçon, La Bréole, Les Terrasses, Le Lautharet, St Vincent-les-Forts, Le Villaret, Le Lauzet-Ubaye, Champanastais, Le Martinet, L'Arché, La Fresquière, Rioclar, Les Thuiles, La Lauze, Barcelonnette.
   Trip time is 2h30.
   The route and schedule is available on the SCAL-Autocars website (link just below).

Web: www.scal-amv-voyages.com/ligne.htm


Hiking

Maps:

Didier Richard (1/50,000) #1 "Alpes de Provence"

There are loop hikes in the mountains on both sides of the Ubaye river, with a connecting trail passing through the village and across the gorge on the "new" bridge.

The mountains to the south are the most forested, with peaks at about 1500-1800 m. The northern slopes are forested up to around 1700-1800 m, but the peaks go up to 2500-2800 m.


Lodging - Hotels

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Hotels in Towns Nearby to Le Lauzet-Ubaye

• 21 km — Barcelonnette hotels

• 24 km — Seyne-les-Alpes hotels

• 33 km — Embrun hotels

• 45 km — Gap hotels

• 54 km — Guillestre hotels

• 65 km — Digne-les-Bains hotels



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