Orlu (Ariège)

Orlu est une commune française située dans le département de Ariège, en région Occitanie.

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Code INSEE	09220
Code Postal	09110
Gentilé	Orlunais

The Naguilles lake is located at an altitude of 1,855 meters in the town of Orlu, in the department of Ariège (Occitanie region) The natural lake was enlarged in the 20th century by successive constructions of dams.

The Naguilles lake is located at an altitude of 1,855 meters in the town of Orlu, in the department of Ariège (Occitanie region) The natural lake was enlarged in the 20th century by successive constructions of dams. par PierreG 09 (CC BY-SA 2.0)

View of the Orlu Valley from the Dent d'Orlu

View of the Orlu Valley from the Dent d'Orlu par Tybo2 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Estany d'en Beys

Estany d'en Beys par Panoramio upload bot (CC BY 3.0)

Estany del Diable (altitude 2 350 m), et la vallée de Peyra (ou Peira) Escrita, commune de Formiguères, Capcir (Pyrénées-Orientales, 66).

Estany del Diable (altitude 2 350 m), et la vallée de Peyra (ou Peira) Escrita, commune de Formiguères, Capcir (Pyrénées-Orientales, 66). par Alan Mattingly (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vue vers la Dent d'Orlu depuis la portella d'Orlu, communes d'Orlu (Ariège) et Fontrabiouse (Pyrénées-Orientales). La portella se situe en bordure de la réserve d'Orlu, à environ 2 270 m d'altitude au sud du pic de Baxouillade.

Vue vers la Dent d'Orlu depuis la portella d'Orlu, communes d'Orlu (Ariège) et Fontrabiouse (Pyrénées-Orientales). La portella se situe en bordure de la réserve d'Orlu, à environ 2 270 m d'altitude au sud du pic de Baxouillade. par Alan Mattingly (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Puig Peric et Estany Blau, vus depuis Puig de la Cometa d'Espagne (2763 mètres). Géologie : schistes, métapélites et d'autres métasédiments cambriens ("Groupe de Jujols"). Vallée glaciaire : Coma de la Llosa. Au loin : Capcir, Cerdagne et Haut Conflent. Carte/map topographique (Géoportail).

Puig Peric et Estany Blau, vus depuis Puig de la Cometa d'Espagne (2763 mètres). Géologie : schistes, métapélites et d'autres métasédiments cambriens ("Groupe de Jujols"). Vallée glaciaire : Coma de la Llosa. Au loin : Capcir, Cerdagne et Haut Conflent. Carte/map topographique (Géoportail). par Alan Mattingly (CC0)

The Portella is a mountain pass at an altitude of 2426 metres, at the head of the Têt valley (below, left). The pass lies on the main watershed of the Pyrenees mountain chain. The River Têt reaches the Mediterranean Sea to the north of that chain, a few kilometres east of Perpignan. Watercourses on the far side of the pass form part of the catchment area of the River Ebro, which reaches the Mediterranean far to the south of the Pyrenees, beyond Tarragona. Geology: the Puig de la Cometa d'Espagne, the Portella, and the land on the left of the picture rising to Pic Carlit (2921 metres), are underlain by Cambrian schists and other metasediments ("Group de Jujols"). The mountain immediately to the right of the Portella (Puig de la Grava, 2671 metres) is on Hercynian granite, and mountains to the right of that are on the Ordovician gneiss of the Hospitalet massif. The zone of Cambrian metasediments and the granite-gneiss zone are separated by the east-west Hercynian Hospitalet- Lanós fault, which runs approximately from the Portella, to the col de Puymorens, and to Soldeu in Andorra. Almost the whole of the area shown in the image was covered by an immense ice sheet during the most recent (Würm/Devensian) glacial phase. Many features of the landscape were sculpted by glaciers during the Quaternary period. See the section in French above for links to maps and to a work of reference (in French).

The Portella is a mountain pass at an altitude of 2426 metres, at the head of the Têt valley (below, left). The pass lies on the main watershed of the Pyrenees mountain chain. The River Têt reaches the Mediterranean Sea to the north of that chain, a few kilometres east of Perpignan. Watercourses on the far side of the pass form part of the catchment area of the River Ebro, which reaches the Mediterranean far to the south of the Pyrenees, beyond Tarragona. Geology: the Puig de la Cometa d'Espagne, the Portella, and the land on the left of the picture rising to Pic Carlit (2921 metres), are underlain by Cambrian schists and other metasediments ("Group de Jujols"). The mountain immediately to the right of the Portella (Puig de la Grava, 2671 metres) is on Hercynian granite, and mountains to the right of that are on the Ordovician gneiss of the Hospitalet massif. The zone of Cambrian metasediments and the granite-gneiss zone are separated by the east-west Hercynian Hospitalet- Lanós fault, which runs approximately from the Portella, to the col de Puymorens, and to Soldeu in Andorra. Almost the whole of the area shown in the image was covered by an immense ice sheet during the most recent (Würm/Devensian) glacial phase. Many features of the landscape were sculpted by glaciers during the Quaternary period. See the section in French above for links to maps and to a work of reference (in French). par Alan Mattingly (CC0)

Vue depuis le puig de la Cometa d'Espagne (2 763 m). Au loin : Puig Carlit (2 921 m). À droite : Portella de la Grava. Voir aussi : La source de la Têt.jpg et Portella de la Grava et Puig de la Grava.jpg.

Vue depuis le puig de la Cometa d'Espagne (2 763 m). Au loin : Puig Carlit (2 921 m). À droite : Portella de la Grava. Voir aussi : La source de la Têt.jpg et Portella de la Grava et Puig de la Grava.jpg. par Alan Mattingly (CC0)

Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava).

Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava). par Alan Mattingly (CC0)

The higher of the two small lakes in the valley below is the Estany de la Portella Gran. Flowing out of it is the ruisseau de la Grande Porteille, a tributary of the Oriège river. The chain of mountains which extends northwards (to the left) from Puig de Portella Gran runs as far as Roc Blanc and Pic de Tarbésou (2,364m), the latter being the pyramid-shaped peak in the far distance. That chain of mountains lies along the European watershed. Carte/map topographique (Géoportail).

The higher of the two small lakes in the valley below is the Estany de la Portella Gran. Flowing out of it is the ruisseau de la Grande Porteille, a tributary of the Oriège river. The chain of mountains which extends northwards (to the left) from Puig de Portella Gran runs as far as Roc Blanc and Pic de Tarbésou (2,364m), the latter being the pyramid-shaped peak in the far distance. That chain of mountains lies along the European watershed. Carte/map topographique (Géoportail). par Alan Mattingly (CC0)

Addresse : Place André-Amiel
09110 Orlu
Email : mairie-orlu@wanadoo.fr
Téléphone : 05 61 64 21 70
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Horaires :
- Du Lundi au Mardi : 09:00:00 - 12:00:00 et 14:00:00 - 17:00:00
- Le Mercredi : 09:00:00 - 12:00:00 et 14:00:00 - 16:30:00
- Du Jeudi au Vendredi : 09:00:00 - 12:00:00 et 14:00:00 - 17:00:00