Orches

Orches (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʃ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Orches
Commune
Location of Orches
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Coordinates: 46°53′01″N 0°19′20″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Châtellerault-2
Intercommunality	CA Grand Châtellerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Leau[1]
Area 1	19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	356
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86182 /86230
Elevation	70–167 m (230–548 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 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	437	—
1975	354	−2.96%
1982	371	+0.67%
1990	378	+0.23%
1999	366	−0.36%
2007	410	+1.43%
2012	389	−1.05%
2017	410	+1.06%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department