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Râches

Coordinates: 50°25′03″N 3°08′15″E / 50.4175°N 3.1375°E / 50.4175; 3.1375
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Râches
The Râches bridge
The Râches bridge
Coat of arms of Râches
Location of Râches
Map
Râches is located in France
Râches
Râches
Râches is located in Hauts-de-France
Râches
Râches
Coordinates: 50°25′03″N 3°08′15″E / 50.4175°N 3.1375°E / 50.4175; 3.1375
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Édith Bourel[1]
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,660
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59486 /59194
Elevation17–44 m (56–144 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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Arms of Râches
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE