Les Orres | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason lesOrres.svg |
Arrondissement: | Gap |
Canton: | Embrun |
Insee: | 05098 |
Postal Code: | 05200 |
Mayor: | Pierre Vollaire[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 44.5147°N 6.5514°W |
Elevation M: | 1460 |
Elevation Min M: | 1198 |
Elevation Max M: | 2914 |
Area Km2: | 74.79 |
Les Orres (in French pronounced as /le.z‿ɔʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Los Uèris) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is chiefly known for its ski resort: 38 alpine skiing runs, 100km (100miles) of runs.
Les Orres has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Les Orres is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Orres was on 5 July 1936; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 3 January 1979.