Located in the Queyras massif on the mountainside at 6,699 ft (2,042 m) above sea level, the village of Saint-Véran dominates the valley of the Aigue Blanche torrent, also called Rif de la Blanche, at 5,905 ft (1,800 m) of altitude. This torrent travels 8.2 mi (13.3 km) on the French territory and crosses five municipalities of the Hautes-Alpes department: Ceillac, Château-Ville-Vieille, Molines-en-Queyras, and Saint-Véran.