Oraison

Oraison
Oraison
Administration
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Les Mées
Intercommunality	Luberon Oriental
Mayor	Michel Vittenet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	323–645 m (1,060–2,116 ft) (avg. 373 m/1,224 ft)
Land area1	38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population2	5,208  (2008)
- Density	136 /km2 (350 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04143/ 04700
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 43°55′05″N 5°55′09″E / 43.9180555556°N 5.91916666667°E / 43.9180555556; 5.91916666667

Oraison 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 of Oraison

1765	1787	1793	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
1068	1100	1555	1404	1471	1736	1892	1855	1871	1946

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901
1998	1995	2055	1962	1980	1820	1780	1752	1899	1944

1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968
2153	2044	1735	1773	1936	1784	1834	1982	3054	2702

1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
2667	2963	3509	4114	5208

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

References

• INSEE