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Oraison

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Oraison (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in Southeastern France.

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Oraison is a commune in France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Oraison and is located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The municipality has at various times been part of the arrondissements of Forcalquier and Digne-les-Bains. It borders the communes of La Brillanne, Le Castellet, Lurs, and Les Mées, and is positioned next to the Durance river.

The area of Oraison is 38.42 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 645 meters. Its population is recorded as 6,155, comprising 2,745 males and 3,137 females. The postal code for the commune is 04700. Oraison is twinned with Traversetolo.

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Place details

Locality
Oraison
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country
France
Population
4,399

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PM2.5
6.3 µg/m³
PM10
11.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Oraison
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Oraison 04.svg
French commune.image
Ville d'Oraison.jpg
French commune.caption
A general view of the village of Oraison
French commune.arrondissement
Forcalquier
French commune.canton
Oraison
French commune.INSEE
04143
French commune.postal code
04700
French commune.party
LREM
French commune.mayor
Benoît Gauvan
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.demonym
Oraisonnais
French commune.intercommunality
Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
French commune.elevation m
373
French commune.elevation min m
323
French commune.elevation max m
645
French commune.area km2
38.42

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Oraison
Country
France
Population
6042
Area
38.42
Elevation
407
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Durance
Shares border with
Villeneuve
Official website
www.oraison.fr
Image
Ville d'Oraison.jpg
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Commons category
Oraison
postal code
04700
twinned administrative body
Traversetolo
associated electoral district
canton of Oraison
male population
2745
female population
3137
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-92-70-77-77
fax number
+33-4-92-70-77-87
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Population
  • See also
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oraison” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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