Orchies

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Orchies

(2020–2026) Ludovic Rohart^[1]Area

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 northern France.^[3]

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.

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
Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

References

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