Oreilla (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛja] ⓘ; Catalan: Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Map of Oreilla and its surrounding communes

History

Oreilla is the commune of France which suffered the highest ratio of losses during the First World War: 20 men were drafted, 18 were killed in action, which represented 13% of the whole population of the village (the national average was 3.53%)[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 39—    
1975 30−3.68%
1982 25−2.57%
1990 27+0.97%
1999 15−6.32%
2007 15+0.00%
2012 13−2.82%
2017 23+12.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Man dressed as a French soldier of the World war I". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreilla
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