Orchamps

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Orchamps
Orchamps coat of arms
Orchamps (France)
Orchamps
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department law
Arrondissement Dole
Canton Mont-sous-Vaudrey
Community association Jura North
Coordinates 47 ° 9 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 9 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E
height 206-267 m
surface 9.92 km 2
Residents 1,121 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 113 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 39700
INSEE code

The Rhine-Rhône Canal near Orchamps

Orchamps is a French commune with 1,121 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dole and the canton of Mont-sous-Vaudrey .

geography

Orchamps is passed by the Doubs river with the island of "Sur la Rivière" and the Rhine-Rhône Canal . To the north of the two bodies of water run the departmental road D673 and the Dole – Belfort railway line with a train station. The neighboring communities are

history

A Villa Horchiensi (Latin name) is mentioned from the year 1062, which is probably eponymous . The place name "Orchens" is proven from the year 1134.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
960 973 1063 1016 936 1010 1016 1106

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