Orchies
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The town hall | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Orchies | ||
| Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°ECoordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Orchies | |
| Intercommunality | Orchies-Beuvry-la-Forêt | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Bailly | |
| Area1 | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 8,284 | |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59449 / 59310 | |
| Elevation |
22–49 m (72–161 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Orchies is a commune in the department of Nord in the Hauts-de-France region of 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.
Transport
Orchies railway station is served by TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The station is situated on a junction between the Fives-Hison railway and the Somain-Halluin Railway.
Heraldry
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The arms of Orchies are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued gules, in dexter chief a crosslet ?patty? within an orle gules. |
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Orchies, townhall
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