Râches

Râches
Commune
The Râches bridge
Coat of arms
Location of Râches
Râches Show map of France Râches Show map of Hauts-de-France
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 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,644
• Density	540/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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