Lourches

Lourches (French pronunciation: [luʁʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Lourches
Commune
The town hall in Lourches
Coat of arms
Location of Lourches
Lourches Show map of France Lourches Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 3°21′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Denain
Intercommunality	CA Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dalila Duwez Guesmia[1]
Area 1	2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,756
• Density	1,420/km2 (3,670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59361 /59156
Elevation	28–42 m (92–138 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 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	5,595	—
1975	4,666	−2.56%
1982	3,742	−3.10%
1990	3,644	−0.33%
1999	3,781	+0.41%
2007	3,937	+0.51%
2012	3,881	−0.29%
2017	3,949	+0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Lourches

The arms of Lourches are blazoned : Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department