Auchy-lez-Orchies

Auchy-lez-Orchies (French pronunciation: [oʃi lez‿ɔʁʃi], literally Auchy near Orchies) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Auchy-lez-Orchies
Commune
The road into Auchy-lez-Orchies
Coat of arms
Location of Auchy-lez-Orchies
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Coordinates: 50°28′49″N 3°12′24″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  (2022)[2]	1,542
• Density	200/km2 (510/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Auchy-lez-Orchies

The arms of Auchy-lez-Orchies are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent, 3 saltires couped ?raguly? gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department