Ourches

Ourches (French pronunciation: [uʁʃ]; Occitan: Orcha) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Ourches
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ourches
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Coordinates: 44°48′20″N 5°02′31″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Crest
Intercommunality	CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Cousin[1]
Area 1	9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	286
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26224 /26120
Elevation	240–1,000 m (790–3,280 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	103	—
1975	92	−1.60%
1982	73	−3.25%
1990	145	+8.96%
1999	215	+4.47%
2009	225	+0.46%
2014	241	+1.38%
2020	273	+2.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department