Orcières
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Commune of Orcières |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Orcières |
| Intercommunality | Haut Champsaur |
| Mayor | Patrick Ricou (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 1174 m–3117 m (avg. 1439 m) |
| Land area¹ | 98,27 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
810 |
| - Density | 8/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 05096/ 05170 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Orcières is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes département in southeastern France.
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