Lourches
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Lourches (French pronunciation: [luʁʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Lourches | |
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.JPG) The town hall in Lourches | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lourches | |
  Lourches  Lourches | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 3°21′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Denain |
| Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dalila Duwez Guesmia[1] |
Area 1 | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,734 |
| • Density | 1,410/km2 (3,650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59361 /59156 |
| Elevation | 28–42 m (92–138 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,595 | — |
| 1975 | 4,666 | −2.56% |
| 1982 | 3,742 | −3.10% |
| 1990 | 3,644 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 3,781 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 3,937 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 3,881 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 3,949 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Lourches are blazoned : Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)
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