Râches

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

Râches
Commune
The Râches bridge
Coat of arms
Location of Râches
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Coordinates: 50°25′03″N 3°08′15″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Édith Bourel[1]
Area 1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,644
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59486 /59194
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 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	2,019	—
1975	2,148	+0.89%
1982	2,512	+2.26%
1990	2,385	−0.65%
1999	2,813	+1.85%
2007	2,731	−0.37%
2012	2,715	−0.12%
2017	2,740	+0.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Râches

The arms of Râches are blazoned : Or, a lion gules, armed and langued azure. (cf Pont-l'Abbé, Escarmain and Haussy)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department