La Bâtie-Montsaléon

La Bâtie-Montsaléon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Bâtie-Montsaléon
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Coordinates: 44°27′25″N 5°45′00″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Serres
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain d'Heilly[1]
Area ^1	15.08 km^2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	273
• Density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05016 /05700
Elevation	671–1,431 m (2,201–4,695 ft) (avg. 760 m or 2,490 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Bâtie-Montsaléon (French pronunciation: [la bati mɔ̃saleɔ̃]; Occitan: La Bastia Montsaleon) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

It is notable for being the location of the Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, when Constantius II defeated the usurper Magnentius.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	114	—
1968	134	+17.5%
1975	132	−1.5%
1982	134	+1.5%
1990	137	+2.2%
1999	136	−0.7%
2008	200	+47.1%

See also

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.