- Source: Orchies
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. 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 the Scottish Borders area of the United Kingdom.
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.
Population
Heraldry
See also
Communes of the Nord department
References
External links
Official web site
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Komune di departemen Nord
- Perjanjian Athis-sur-Orge
- TER Nord-Pas de Calais
- Uni Arras
- Perang Prancis–Flandria
- Daftar stasiun SNCF di Nord-Pas de Calais
- Maëva Coucke
- Landas
- Gare de Lille-Flandres
- Daftar kota kembar di Skotlandia
- Orchies
- Bridge of Orchy
- BC Orchies
- Glen Orchy
- Auchy-lez-Orchies
- River Orchy
- Canton of Orchies
- Pragmatic Sanction of 1549
- Walloon Flanders
- Glenorchy
