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Oraison
A general view of the village of Oraison
A general view of the village of Oraison
Coat of arms of Oraison
Location of Oraison
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Oraison is located in France
Oraison
Oraison
Oraison is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Oraison
Oraison
Coordinates: 43°55′05″N 5°55′09″E / 43.9181°N 5.9192°E / 43.9181; 5.9192
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-de-Haute-Provence
ArrondissementForcalquier
CantonOraison
IntercommunalityDurance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Benoît Gauvan[1] (LREM)
Area
1
38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,981
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
04143 /04700
Elevation323–645 m (1,060–2,116 ft)
(avg. 373 m or 1,224 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oraison (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛzɔ̃] ; Occitan: Aureson) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.

Geography

The river Asse forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms all of its western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,555—    
1806 1,404−0.78%
1821 1,471+0.31%
1831 1,736+1.67%
1836 1,892+1.74%
1841 1,855−0.39%
1846 1,871+0.17%
1851 1,946+0.79%
1856 1,998+0.53%
1861 1,995−0.03%
1866 2,055+0.59%
1872 1,962−0.77%
1876 1,980+0.23%
1881 1,820−1.67%
1886 1,780−0.44%
1891 1,752−0.32%
1896 1,899+1.62%
1901 1,944+0.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,153+2.06%
1911 2,044−1.03%
1921 1,735−1.63%
1926 1,773+0.43%
1931 1,936+1.77%
1936 1,784−1.62%
1946 1,834+0.28%
1954 1,982+0.97%
1962 3,054+5.55%
1968 2,702−2.02%
1975 2,667−0.19%
1982 2,963+1.51%
1990 3,509+2.14%
1999 4,114+1.78%
2007 4,999+2.47%
2012 5,598+2.29%
2017 5,882+0.99%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Oraison, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE