Ourches

Ourches
Commune
Town hall
Location of Ourches
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Coordinates: 44°48′20″N 5°02′31″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Crest
Intercommunality	CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphane Cousin[1]
Area ^1	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	282
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26224 /26120
Elevation	240–1,000 m (790–3,280 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ourches (French pronunciation: [uʁʃ]; Occitan: Orcha) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	103	—
1975	92	−1.60%
1982	73	−3.25%
1990	145	+8.96%
1999	215	+4.47%
2009	225	+0.46%
2014	241	+1.38%
2020	273	+2.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department

References

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