Editing Orbe (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Orbe-20061231.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Orbe, showing the tree-covered Orbe river and the hill of the old town]]
[[File:ETH-BIB-Orbe-LBS H1-011834.tif|thumb|Aerial view (1949)]]
Orbe has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|12|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.  Of this area, {{convert|8.85|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} (73.6%) are used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.44|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} (3.7%) is forested.  Of the rest of the land, {{convert|2.36|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} (19.6%) are settled (buildings or roads), and {{convert|0.35|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} (2.9%) is either rivers or lakes.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010.</ref>

Of the built-up area, industrial buildings made up 3.0% of the total area, while housing and buildings made up 8.7%, and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Parks, green belts, and sports fields made up 1.7%.  Of the forested land, 2.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 60.7% is used for growing crops and 9.2% is pastures, while 3.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>

The municipality was the capital of the [[Orbe District]] until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Orbe became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113231755/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html |date=2015-11-13 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 April 2011.</ref>

The municipality is located on a hill partly surrounded by the [[Orbe (river)|Orbe River]].  It consists of the village of Orbe and a number of [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]], including Granges Saint-Germain, Granges Saint-Martin, Mont Choisi, and Le Puisoir.