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Les Orres
Les Orres
Commune
	A view of a hamlet in Les Orres
	Coat of arms
	Location of Les Orres
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	Coordinates: 44°30′53″N 6°33′05″E / 44.5147°N 6.5514°E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Embrun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Vollaire
Area 1	74.79 km2 (28.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)	519
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05098 /05200
Elevation	1,198–2,914 m (3,930–9,560 ft) ; (avg. 1,460 m or 4,790 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Orres (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɔʁ]; Occitan: Los Uèris) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

It is chiefly known for its ski resort: 38 alpine skiing runs, 100 km (62 mi) of runs.

Geography

Climate

Les Orres has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Les Orres is 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 850.8 mm (33.50 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.4 °C (61.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.5 °C (31.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Orres was 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) on 5 July 1936; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 3 January 1979.

Climate data for Les Orres (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1935−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	18.4 (65.1)	19.2 (66.6)	25.0 (77.0)	27.0 (80.6)	32.8 (91.0)	34.2 (93.6)	33.0 (91.4)	29.5 (85.1)	27.0 (80.6)	21.0 (69.8)	16.5 (61.7)	34.2 (93.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	4.7 (40.5)	7.9 (46.2)	10.9 (51.6)	15.3 (59.5)	19.3 (66.7)	22.8 (73.0)	22.1 (71.8)	17.8 (64.0)	13.1 (55.6)	7.4 (45.3)	4.7 (40.5)	12.6 (54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.6 (36.7)	5.5 (41.9)	9.8 (49.6)	13.4 (56.1)	16.4 (61.5)	16.0 (60.8)	12.1 (53.8)	8.3 (46.9)	3.2 (37.8)	0.4 (32.7)	7.3 (45.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−2.8 (27.0)	0.1 (32.2)	4.3 (39.7)	7.5 (45.5)	10.1 (50.2)	9.8 (49.6)	6.5 (43.7)	3.4 (38.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	2.0 (35.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−11.0 (12.2)	−11.0 (12.2)	−3.2 (26.2)	−2.0 (28.4)	−2.0 (28.4)	−7.0 (19.4)	−14.6 (5.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−23.0 (−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56.1 (2.21)	45.0 (1.77)	54.8 (2.16)	77.7 (3.06)	84.4 (3.32)	84.2 (3.31)	54.1 (2.13)	64.2 (2.53)	84.7 (3.33)	94.8 (3.73)	79.7 (3.14)	71.1 (2.80)	850.8 (33.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.5	5.4	6.4	9.1	10.8	9.4	6.3	7.2	7.2	8.9	7.1	7.4	91.7
Source: Meteociel^[3]