Orchaise

Orchaise (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʃɛz]) is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Valencisse.^[2] Its population was 917 in 2022.^[1]

Orchaise
Part of Valencisse
Coat of arms
Location of Orchaise
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Coordinates: 47°35′27″N 1°11′58″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Veuzain-sur-Loire
Commune	Valencisse
Area 1	20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	917
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	41190
Elevation	77–146 m (253–479 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orchaise

Points of interest

• Parc botanique du Prieuré d'Orchaise

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department