Râches
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Râches (French pronunciation: [ʁaʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Râches | |
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The Râches bridge | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Râches | |
  Râches  Râches | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′03″N 3°08′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Édith Bourel[1] |
Area 1 | 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,672 |
| • Density | 549/km2 (1,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59486 /59194 |
| Elevation | 17–44 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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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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The arms of Râches are blazoned : Or, a lion gules, armed and langued azure. (cf Pont-l'Abbé, Escarmain and Haussy)
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