| Barchem | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lochem |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Area Total Km2: | 25.66 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,750 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7244 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0573 |
Barchem is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, located in the municipality Lochem, about 15 km east of the city of Zutphen.
It was first mentioned in 1474 as Borchem, and means "settlement on/near a hill".[3] It used to be a little agricultural settlement, and used to be centred around the Barchemse Enk.[4] In 1840, it was home to 346 people.[5] Later, the centre moved to the road from Lochem to Ruurlo where a toll house was constructed in 1857. In 1860, the church was built at the intersection with the road from Borculo to . During World War II, Barchem was the scene of heavy fighting.[4] There are 25 commonwealth graves on the general cemetery.[6]