Orchies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Orchies |
|
_Nord-France.svg) |
|
 Orchies
|
|
|
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Orchies
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Orchies-Beuvry-la-Forêt |
| Mayor | Dominique Bailly (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 22–49 m (72–161 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,172 (2005) |
| - Density | 748 /km2 (1,940 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59449/ 59310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E
Orchies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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.
Contents |
[edit] Heraldry
|
|
The arms of Orchies are blazoned : |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Orchies |
 |
This Nord geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
