Les Orres
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Les Orres (French pronunciation: [le.z‿ɔʁ]; Occitan: Los Uèris) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Les Orres | |
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Embrun |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Vollaire[1] |
Area 1 | 74.79 km2 (28.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 510 |
| • Density | 6.8/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. | |
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||
