Businesses in Orsières

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Orsières

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	28
Restaurants	23
Public parks	14
Construction of buildings	13
Buses and trains	11
Shopping	9
Churches	9
Real estate	8
Grocery stores and supermarkets	8
Hotels and motels	7
Car repair	6
Education	6
Kitchen and bath cabinets and remodel	6

Orsières Facts

Area	2.0 km²
Population	1,895
Male Population	965 (50.9%)
Female Population	930 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+6.8%
Median Age	40.8 years (Male: 40.3, Female: 41.5)
Neighborhoods	Praz-de-Fort
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.02903, 7.14437

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Orsières Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,941	1,838	1,774	1,952	1,895
Population Density	970.5 / km²	919 / km²	887 / km²	976 / km²	947.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orsières Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 10% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Orsières	+0.6%	+6.2%	+10%
Valais	+50.9%	+37.1%	+23.1%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orsières Median Age

Median Age: 40.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Orsières	40.8 yrs	41.5 yrs	40.3 yrs
Valais	41.1 yrs	42.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Orsières Population Density

Population Density: 948 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Orsières	1,895	2 km²	948 / km²
Valais	340,468	5,223.3 km²	65.2 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Orsières Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Orsières

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Orsières

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Orsières

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Orsières CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Orsières	21,206 tn	11.19 tn	10,602.9 tons/km²
Valais	3,785,473 tn	11.12 tn	724.7 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Orsières CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	21,206 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	10,602.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/1/16	11:17 PM	3.8	21.3 km	2,000 m	11km WNW of Evionnaz, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	41.9 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
4/4/10	9:16 PM	3.6	34.4 km	7,100 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
11/20/08	1:20 PM	3.4	18.9 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/23/08	6:04 PM	3	35.3 km	5,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
7/24/08	4:14 AM	3.3	19.8 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/17/08	7:48 PM	3.5	35.4 km	4,800 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/17/08	12:41 PM	4	13 km	8,400 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
4/1/07	12:22 AM	3	8.6 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
3/31/07	10:12 AM	3	44 km	5,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Orsières

Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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