"Briançon es una localidad francesa situada en el departamento de los Altos Alpes, en la región de Provenza-Alpes-Costa Azul. Se trata de la segunda ciudad más alta de Europa, situada a 1.350 metros sobre el nivel del mar, siendo superada por Davos, en Suiza, a 1.560 metros."
"Briançon (French pronunciation: [bi.j.s]) a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. At an altitude of 1,326 metres (4,350 feet) it is the highest city in France, based on the French definition as a community containing more than 2,000 inhabitants. Briançon's most recent population estimate is 11,645. Briançon is built on a plateau centred on the confluence of the Durance and the Guisane rivers."