Orlu (Ariège)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège | |
| Community association | Community de communes de la Haute Ariège | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 42 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 830-2,773 m | |
| surface | 70.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 160 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09110 | |
| INSEE code | 09220 | |
 Orlu around 1900 |
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Orlu is a French commune with 160 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the canton of Haute-Ariège and the Arrondissement Foix .
location
The municipality of Orlu is located in the Pyrenees , around five kilometers southeast of the spa town of Ax-les-Thermes . The municipality is crossed by the Oriège river and extends south to the border with the neighboring Pyrénées-Orientales department . The area is a partly inaccessible high mountain landscape with several peaks over 2600 m. Neighboring municipalities are Ascou in the north-west, Mijanès in the north, Artigues in the north-east, Fontrabiouse in the east, Formiguères in the south-east, Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes in the south, Mérens-les-Vals in the south-west and Orgeix in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 157 | 125 | 133 | 147 | 179 | 195 | 194 | 171 |
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