Oreilla
Oreilla (Catalan: Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Oreilla | |
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The upper village of Oreilla | |
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Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitanie |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Sauveur Cristofol |
Area 1 | 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 23 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.7/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. |
Geography
Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.
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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
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Population 1962-2008
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Man dressed as a French soldier of the World war I". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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