Auchy-lez-Orchies
Auchy-lez-Orchies | |
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The road into Auchy-lez-Orchies | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Auchy-lez-Orchies | |
Auchy-lez-Orchies Auchy-lez-Orchies | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′49″N 3°12′24″E / 50.4803°N 3.2067°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Pévèle-Carembault |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Schryve[1] |
Area 1 | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,599 |
| • Density | 205/km2 (532/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59029 /59310 |
| Elevation | 32–52 m (105–171 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auchy-lez-Orchies (French pronunciation: [oʃi lez‿ɔʁʃi], literally Auchy near Orchies, before 1962: Auchy)[3] is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 889 | — |
| 1975 | 887 | −0.03% |
| 1982 | 1,038 | +2.27% |
| 1990 | 1,142 | +1.20% |
| 1999 | 1,156 | +0.14% |
| 2009 | 1,473 | +2.45% |
| 2014 | 1,525 | +0.70% |
| 2020 | 1,493 | −0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
| The arms of Auchy-lez-Orchies are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent, 3 saltires couped ?raguly? gules.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Décret du 10 mai 1962 portant changement de nom de communes., Journal officiel de la République française n° 0115, 15 May 1962, p. 4771.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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