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Oraison |
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Oraison
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Arrondissement | Digne-les-Bains |
| Canton | Les Mées |
| Intercommunality | Luberon Oriental |
| Mayor | Michel Vittenet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 323–645 m (1,060–2,116 ft) (avg. 373 m/1,224 ft) |
| Land area1 | 38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,208 (2008) |
| - Density | 136 /km2 (350 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 04143/ 04700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Oraison is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.
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The river Asse forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Durance, which forms all of its western border.
| Year | 1765 | 1787 | 1793 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 |
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| Population | 1068 | 1100 | 1555 | 1404 | 1471 | 1736 | 1892 | 1855 | 1871 | 1946 |
| Year | 1856 | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 |
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| Population | 1998 | 1995 | 2055 | 1962 | 1980 | 1820 | 1780 | 1752 | 1899 | 1944 |
| Year | 1906 | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 2153 | 2044 | 1735 | 1773 | 1936 | 1784 | 1834 | 1982 | 3054 | 2702 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2667 | 2963 | 3509 | 4114 | 5208 |