Orchies

Orchies
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies (main town)
Community association	Pévèle-Carembault
Coordinates	50 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E
height	22-49 m
surface	10.92 km 2
Residents	8,828 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	808 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59310
INSEE code	59449
Website	http://www.ville-orchies.fr/
	; destroyed Orchies 1914

Orchies, town hall

Orchies ( Dutch Oorschie ) is a French commune in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and is the main town (chef-lieu) of the canton of Orchies .

With 8,828 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Orchies is the largest municipality in the canton.

geography

Orchies is 26 kilometers from Lille , 30 kilometers from Valenciennes and eight kilometers from the border with Belgium .

Orchies neighboring communities are Nomain in the north, Landas in the east, Beuvry-la-Forêt in the southeast, Bouvignies in the south, Coutiches in the southwest and Auchy-lez-Orchies in the west.

history

In 1297 the city was conquered by Philip IV . 1305 was the official annexation to France . Nevertheless, the city was returned to the County of Flanders in 1370 . 1477 it was by Louis XI. looted. In 1668 it was annexed to France again. During the French Revolution , the city changed hands several times. In 1914 the city was completely destroyed.

Population development

year	1793	1800	1821	1841	1861	1881	1901	1921
Residents	2,962	2,778	3,086	3,568	3,708	3,757	4,305	3,555

year	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Residents	4,746	5,863	5,972	5,756	5,587	6,645	7,472	8,263

Architectural monuments

See: List of Monuments historiques in Orchies

economy

Leroux's headquarters are in Orchies . This 150 year old company is the market leader in the manufacture and sale of common chicory products , also known as chicory. So z. B. Coffee substitutes similar to Caro coffee from Germany.

Town twinning

Orchies maintains a city partnership with Kelso in Scotland .

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1284-1288.

Web links

Commons : Orchies - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Orchies in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts

Community presentation (French)

Individual evidence

^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969

[1] De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969