Oraison

Oraison
A general view of the village of Oraison A general view of the village of Oraison
Coat of arms of Oraison Coat of arms
Oraison
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Oraison
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Arrondissement	Digne-les-Bains
Canton	Les Mées
Intercommunality	Luberon Oriental
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Vittenet (PR)
Area1	38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	5,208
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	04143 / 04700
Elevation	323–645 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1765	1,068	—
1787	1,100	+3.0%
1793	1,555	+41.4%
1806	1,404	−9.7%
1821	1,471	+4.8%
1831	1,736	+18.0%
1836	1,892	+9.0%
1841	1,855	−2.0%
1846	1,871	+0.9%
1851	1,946	+4.0%
1856	1,998	+2.7%
1861	1,995	−0.2%
1866	2,055	+3.0%
1872	1,962	−4.5%
1876	1,980	+0.9%
1881	1,820	−8.1%
1886	1,780	−2.2%
1891	1,752	−1.6%
1896	1,899	+8.4%
1901	1,944	+2.4%
1906	2,153	+10.8%
1911	2,044	−5.1%
1921	1,735	−15.1%
1926	1,773	+2.2%
1931	1,936	+9.2%
1936	1,784	−7.9%
1946	1,834	+2.8%
1954	1,982	+8.1%
1962	3,054	+54.1%
1968	2,702	−11.5%
1975	2,667	−1.3%
1982	2,963	+11.1%
1990	3,509	+18.4%
1999	4,114	+17.2%
2008	5,208	+26.6%

See also

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

References

• INSEE