Râches

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Râches

(2020–2026) Édith Bourel^[1]Area

4.87 km² (1.88 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,660 • 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.

Râches (French pronunciation: [ʁaʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,019	—
1975	2,148	+0.89%
1982	2,512	+2.26%
1990	2,385	−0.65%
1999	2,813	+1.85%
2007	2,731	−0.37%
2012	2,715	−0.12%
2017	2,740	+0.18%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Râches are blazoned :
Or, a lion gules, armed and langued azure. (cf Pont-l'Abbé, Escarmain and Haussy)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE