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Orchies
Coat of airms o Orchies
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Orchies is located in Fraunce
Orchies
Orchies
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Orchies is located in Hauts-de-France
Orchies
Orchies
Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E / 50.4756; 3.245Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E / 50.4756; 3.245
KintraFraunce
RegionHauts-de-France
DepairtmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityOrchies-Beuvry-la-Forêt
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Bailly
Area
1
10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)2
8,172
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59449 /59310
Elevation22–49 m (72–161 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Orchies is a commune in the Nord depairtment in northren Fraunce.

Orchies is the biggest toun o the Pévèle. It is especially kent for its Musée de la chicorée, the museum o chicory.

Orchies is twinned wi Kelsae in the Scots Borders aurie o the Unitit Kinrick.

Heraldry

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Arms of Orchies
Arms of Orchies
The arms of Orchies are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable armed and langued gules, in dexter chief a crosslet ?patty? within an orle gules.



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