Lourches

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

Lourches
The town hall in Lourches
Location of Lourches
Lourches
Lourches
Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 3°21′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonDenain
IntercommunalityCA Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dalila Duwez Guesmia
Area
1
2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
3,952
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59361 /59156
Elevation28–42 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.

Heraldry

Arms of Lourches
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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