Orbey

Orbey

Church of St. Urban

Coat of arms
Orbey

Coordinates: 48°07′38″N 7°09′42″E / 48.1272°N 7.1617°E / 48.1272; 7.1617Coordinates: 48°07′38″N 7°09′42″E / 48.1272°N 7.1617°E / 48.1272; 7.1617
Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Haut-Rhin
Arrondissement Colmar-Ribeauvillé
Canton Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
Intercommunality Vallée de Kaysersberg
Government
  Mayor (20082013) Guy Jacquey
Area1 46.02 km2 (17.77 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,707
  Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 68249 / 68370
Elevation 397–1,301 m (1,302–4,268 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)

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.

Orbey (German: Urbeis) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine in north-eastern France.

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