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Oreilla

Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E / 42.5603°N 2.2544°E / 42.5603; 2.2544
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Oreilla
The upper village of Oreilla
The upper village of Oreilla
Location of Oreilla
Map
Oreilla is located in France
Oreilla
Oreilla
Oreilla is located in Occitanie
Oreilla
Oreilla
Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E / 42.5603°N 2.2544°E / 42.5603; 2.2544
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Rodriguez[1]
Area
1
16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
26
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66128 /66360
Elevation620–2,089 m (2,034–6,854 ft)
(avg. 873 m or 2,864 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oreilla (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛja] ; Catalan: Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

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Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Oreilla and its surrounding communes

History

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Oreilla is the commune of France which suffered the highest ratio of losses during the First World War: 20 men were drafted, 18 were killed in action, which represented 13% of the whole population of the village (the national average was 3.53%)[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 39—    
1975 30−3.68%
1982 25−2.57%
1990 27+0.97%
1999 15−6.32%
2007 15+0.00%
2012 13−2.82%
2017 23+12.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Man dressed as a French soldier of the World war I". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE