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Oreilla | |
|---|---|
The upper village of Oreilla | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′37″N 2°15′16″E / 42.5603°N 2.2544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Rodriguez[1] |
Area 1 | 16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 27 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66128 /66360 |
| Elevation | 620–2,089 m (2,034–6,854 ft) (avg. 873 m or 2,864 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Oreilla (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛja] ⓘ; Catalan: Orellà) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Oreilla is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

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]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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] | ||