Oreilla
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Oreilla | |
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 The upper village of Oreilla | |
Location of Oreilla  | |
  Oreilla  Oreilla | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E / 42.5603°N 2.2544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Rodriguez[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 26 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66128 /66360 |
| Elevation | 620–2,089 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
[edit]Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
History
[edit]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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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Man dressed as a French soldier of the World war I". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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