Orchies

Orchies
Orchies
Commune
	The town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Orchies
	Orchies Orchies
	Coordinates: 50°28′32″N 3°14′42″E / 50.4756°N 3.245°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Ludovic Rohart
Area 1	10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2023)	8,396
• Density	768.9/km2 (1,991/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59449 /59310
Elevation	22–49 m (72–161 ft) ; (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orchies (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʃi] ^ⓘ; Dutch: Oorschie) is a commune in the department of Nord in the Hauts-de-France region of French Flanders, northern France.^[3] Its inhabitants are called Orchésiens.

Orchies is the biggest town of the Pévèle. It is especially known for its Musée de la chicorée, the museum of chicory.

Orchies is twinned with Kelso in Scotland.

The French Romantic composer Clément Broutin (1851–1889) was born in Orchies. The politician Valérie Létard (1962-) was born in Orchies.

Transport

Orchies railway station is served by TER Hauts-de-France. The station is situated on a junction between the Fives–Hirson railway and the Somain–Halluin railway.

Arms of Orchies	The arms of Orchies are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued gules, in dexter chief a crosslet ?patty? within an orle gules.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE