Auchy-lez-Orchies

Auchy-lez-Orchies
Commune
The road into Auchy-lez-Orchies
Coat of arms
Location of Auchy-lez-Orchies
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Coordinates: 50°28′49″N 3°12′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Schryve[1]
Area ^1	7.79 km^2 (3.01 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,542
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59029 /59310
Elevation	32–52 m (105–171 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auchy-lez-Orchies (French pronunciation: [oʃi lez‿ɔʁʃi], literally Auchy near Orchies) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	889	—
1975	887	−0.03%
1982	1,038	+2.27%
1990	1,142	+1.20%
1999	1,156	+0.14%
2009	1,473	+2.45%
2014	1,525	+0.70%
2020	1,493	−0.35%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Auchy-lez-Orchies

The arms of Auchy-lez-Orchies are blazoned : Azure, on a bend argent, 3 saltires couped ?raguly? gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE