Oraison

Coordinates: 43°55′05″N 5°55′09″E / 43.9181°N 5.9192°E / 43.9181; 5.9192
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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
Map
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[edit]

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

Population[edit]

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]

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References[edit]

  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