Orx

For the open source game engine, see ORX.

Orx (French pronunciation: [ɔʁks]; Occitan: Òrcs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.^[3]

Orx
Commune
Orx Marsh nature reserve
Location of Orx
Orx Show map of France Orx Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°36′14″N 1°22′09″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Dax
Canton	Pays Tyrossais
Intercommunality	Maremne-Adour-Côte-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bertrand Desclaux[1]
Area 1	11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	650
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40213 /40230
Elevation	3–31 m (9.8–101.7 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 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	347	—
1975	320	−1.15%
1982	342	+0.95%
1990	370	+0.99%
1999	422	+1.47%
2009	495	+1.61%
2014	589	+3.54%
2020	640	+1.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department