Orchies

Orchies is a French town and commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, Nord department, in the Douai district and Orchies canton.

Orchies
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of
Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Area 1	10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	8,633
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59449 /59310
Elevation	22–49 m (72–161 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is in the arrondissement of Douai in the Nord department. For the election of the deputies, it is part since 1986 of the sixth constituency of the North.

Orchies in it’s canton and their district

Further reading

• mapcarta.com - Orchies
• map-france.com (Orchies, 59310)