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1 Population  





2 Economy  





3 Grande Boucle Féminine stage finishes  





4 Cable car accident  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Coordinates: 45°0931N 6°0439E / 45.1586°N 6.0775°E / 45.1586; 6.0775
 

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Vaujany
The village seen from the cable car
The village seen from the cable car
Coat of arms of Vaujany
Location of Vaujany
Map
Vaujany is located in France
Vaujany

Vaujany

Vaujany is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vaujany

Vaujany

Coordinates: 45°09′31N 6°04′39E / 45.1586°N 6.0775°E / 45.1586; 6.0775
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentIsère
ArrondissementGrenoble
CantonOisans-Romanche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Genevois[1]
Area
1
64.5 km2 (24.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
348
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
38527 /38114
Elevation752–3,464 m (2,467–11,365 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vaujany (French pronunciation: [voʒani]) is a commune in the canton of Oisans-Romanche, in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] The village is picturesque, with excellent views of the Grand Galbert mountain at the head of the valley.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 270—    
1975 224−2.63%
1982 412+9.10%
1990 242−6.43%
1999 311+2.83%
2009 365+1.61%
2014 290−4.50%
2020 346+2.99%
Source: INSEE[4]

Economy[edit]

The hydroelectric damsofGrand'Maison (completed 1985) and Verney pay Vaujany annual rents of just over 3 million euros. This money has enabled the commune to fund the continuing development of leisure facilities. Vaujany is linked by cable car and gondola lift to the Alpe d'Huez ski area, so Vaujany benefits from winter sport and summer mountain tourism. Two runs drop down into the valley from the ski area above, and a short connecting lift from each run takes skiers to the village.

Grande Boucle Féminine stage finishes[edit]

Vaujany has been a frequent mountain-top finish in the Grande Boucle Féminine bicycle race (the equivalent of the Tour de France for female riders). It has been used on 13 occasions – every year from 1992 to 2003, and again in 2005.

Year Stage Start of stage Distance Stage winner
2005 6 Allemond 6.5 km Switzerland Priska Doppmann
2003 5 L'Argentière-La-Bessée 108.5 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
2002 8 Courchevel 113.6 km Russia Valentina Polkhanova
2001 13 Guillestre 135.5 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
2000 10 Lans-en-Vercors 76.5 km France Séverine Desbouys
1999 9 La-Chapelle-en-Vercors 129.8 km Russia Valentina Polkhanova
1998 9 Gap 120 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
1997 5 Valloire 86 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
1996 10 Guillestre 125 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
1995 4 Albertville 114.7 km Italy Fabiana Luperini
1994 11 Lithuania Rasa Polikevičiūtė
1993 11 Le Fontanil Cornillon 77.8 km United Kingdom Marie Purvis
1992 8 Serre Chevallier 70.4 km France Cécile Odin

Cable car accident[edit]

During a test run of a new cable car (which was to be the largest and fastest in the world[5]), one week before its expected opening date on 13 January 1989, the cable car fell 250 m (820 ft) into the valley below while the cabin was passing a point 200 m (660 ft) from the arrival station.[6] There were eight technicians on board the lift, all of whom died.[7] They had all worked for SATA (the lift operator) or Poma (the lift builder).[8] An expert witness at the trial claimed that the design was a poor-quality copy of a Swiss system, leading to design problems which rendered the operation of the cable car unsafe. Poma did not have much experience building this style of lift at the time[8] and had agreed to complete the construction in ten months, compared to the two years proposed by some of its rivals,[8] leading to claims that corners had been cut in the construction of the lift. The consulting engineer (Denis Creissels) also suggested that there was a lack of communication between the companies.[8] On 9 September 1996 five people were charged with manslaughter at the criminal court of Grenoble; these were Jean-Pierre Cathiard (CEO of Poma), Serge Tarassof (technical director), Reylans Michel (engineer), Denis Creissels (supervisor) and Jacques Lombard (chief engineer). As part of the trial, four experts highlighted many mistakes made by Poma,[6] most of which were based on the stabilizer,[5] which had been copied from another company before having further issues added to its design.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  • ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  • ^ INSEE commune file
  • ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  • ^ a b skiraware.de. "l'Alpe d'Huez - Abfahrt nach Vaujany". www.skiraware.de.
  • ^ a b c "Téléphérique: l'heure du procès". 11 July 1996.
  • ^ Henley, Jon (2 July 1999). "20 killed in cable car disaster" – via The Guardian.
  • ^ a b c d "Vaujany". pistehors.com.
  • External links[edit]


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