Orain

Orain
Commune
The church in Orain
Location of Orain
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Coordinates: 47°36′33″N 5°25′45″E / 47.6092°N 5.4292°E / 47.6092; 5.4292
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Canton	Saint-Apollinaire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Gribelin[1]
Area ^1	13.67 km^2 (5.28 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	89
• Density	6.5/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	21468 /21610
Elevation	242–327 m (794–1,073 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orain (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛ̃]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	116	—
1968	151	+30.2%
1975	152	+0.7%
1982	122	−19.7%
1990	101	−17.2%
1999	109	+7.9%
2008	95	−12.8%

Personalities

Jean Thurel, the "oldest soldier of Europe", was born in Orain in 1698.

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.