Orches
| Orches | |
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  Orches | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Orches | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′01″N 0°19′20″E / 46.8836°N 0.3222°ECoordinates: 46°53′01″N 0°19′20″E / 46.8836°N 0.3222°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Lencloître |
| Intercommunality | Lencloîtrais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Paul Réau |
| Area1 | 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 413 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86182 / 86230 |
| Elevation |
70–167 m (230–548 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Orches is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 358 | — |
| 1968 | 437 | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 354 | −19.0% |
| 1982 | 371 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 378 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 366 | −3.2% |
| 2006 | 413 | +12.8% |
See also
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