Oreilla

Oreilla (Catalan: Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Oreilla
The upper village of Oreilla
Location of Oreilla
Oreilla
Oreilla
Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLes Pyrénées catalanes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Sauveur Cristofol
Area
1
16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
23
  Density1.4/km2 (3.7/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.

Geography

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

Map of Oreilla and its surrounding communes

History

Oreilla is the commune of France which suffered the higher 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%)[2]

Population

Population 1962-2008

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Man dressed as a French soldier of the World war I". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2019.


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