Ourches

Ourches Orcha
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Crest
Community association	Valence Roman's agglo
Coordinates	44 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 3'  E
height	240-1,000 m
surface	9.23 km 2
Residents	251 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	26120
INSEE code	26224
Town Hall (Mairie) of Ourches

Ourches ( Occitan : Orcha ) is a French municipality with 251 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Crest (until 2015: canton of Crest-Nord ).

geography

Ourches is about 18 kilometers southeast of Valence . Ourches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Baume-Cornillane in the north, Gigors-et-Lozeron in the east, Vaunaveys-la-Rochette in the south, Upie in the west and south-west and Montmeyran in the west and north-west.

Population development

Number of inhabitants

year	1911	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	220	115	103	92	73	145	215	204	235
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Attractions

• Saint Didier Church

View of the church and town hall

Web links

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