Râches

Râches (French pronunciation: [ʁaʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Râches
The Râches bridge
Location of Râches
Râches
Râches
Coordinates: 50°25′03″N 3°08′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Édith Bourel
Area
1
4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,701
  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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20052,744    
20062,735−0.3%
20072,731−0.1%
20082,734+0.1%
20092,737+0.1%
20102,740+0.1%
20112,722−0.7%
20122,715−0.3%
20132,720+0.2%
20142,722+0.1%
20152,723+0.0%
20162,738+0.6%

Heraldry

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

References


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