Les Orres

Les Orres
A view of a hamlet in Les Orres
A view of a hamlet in Les Orres
Coat of arms of Les Orres
Location of Les Orres
Map
Les Orres is located in France
Les Orres
Les Orres
Les Orres is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Les Orres
Les Orres
Coordinates: 44°30′53″N 6°33′05″E / 44.5147°N 6.5514°E / 44.5147; 6.5514
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentHautes-Alpes
ArrondissementGap
CantonEmbrun
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Vollaire[1]
Area
1
74.79 km2 (28.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
519
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
05098 /05200
Elevation1,198–2,914 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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 235—    
1975 307+3.89%
1982 429+4.90%
1990 455+0.74%
1999 446−0.22%
2009 511+1.37%
2014 550+1.48%
2020 530−0.62%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Les Orres (05)". Meteociel. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE