Oreilla | |
|---|---|
 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 | 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
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 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
| 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
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". 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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