Orcières

Orcières
Commune
Valley of Prapic
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 44°41′07″N 6°19′33″E / 44.6853°N 6.3258°E / 44.6853; 6.3258Coordinates: 44°41′07″N 6°19′33″E / 44.6853°N 6.3258°E / 44.6853; 6.3258
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement	Gap
Canton	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
Intercommunality	Champsaur-Valgaudemar
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Ricou
Area 1	98.27 km2 (37.94 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	670
• Density	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	05096 /05170
Elevation	1,174–3,117 m (3,852–10,226 ft) (avg. 1,439 m or 4,721 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orcières (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁsjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.

Population[]

See also[]

• Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department

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