Orchies

Orchies
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Orchies
Location of Orchies
Map
Orchies is located in France
Orchies
Orchies
Orchies is located in Hauts-de-France
Orchies
Orchies
Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E / 50.4756; 3.245
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityCC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ludovic Rohart[1]
Area
1
10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,455
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59449 /59310
Elevation22–49 m (72–161 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orchies (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʃi]; Dutch: Oorschie) is a commune in the department of Nord in the Hauts-de-France region of French Flanders, northern France.[3] Its inhabitants are called Orchésiens.

Orchies is the biggest town of the Pévèle. It is especially known for its Musée de la chicorée, the museum of chicory.

Orchies is twinned with Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of the United Kingdom.

The French Romantic composer Clément Broutin (1851–1889) was born in Orchies. The politician Valérie Létard (1962-) was born in Orchies.

Transport

Orchies railway station is served by TER Hauts-de-France. The station is situated on a junction between the Fives–Hirson railway and the Somain–Halluin railway.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,972—    
1975 5,756−0.52%
1982 5,587−0.42%
1990 6,945+2.76%
1999 7,472+0.82%
2007 8,379+1.44%
2012 8,196−0.44%
2017 8,828+1.50%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Orchies
Arms of Orchies
The arms of Orchies are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable armed and langued gules, in dexter chief a crosslet ?patty? within an orle gules.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE