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″N3°21′22″E / 50.315°N 3.356°E /50.315; 3.356 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 3,756 |
| • Density | 1,420/km2 (3,670/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. | |
Lourches (French pronunciation:[luʁʃ]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
| 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] | ||
| The arms of Lourches areblazoned : Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq,Brillon,Escaudain,Escautpont,Hélesmes,Hérin,Lecelles,Lieu-Saint-Amand,Lourches,Neuville-sur-Escaut,Rosult,Rumegies andWignehies use the same arms.) |
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