Maroilles, Nord

Summary

Maroilles (French pronunciation: [maʁwal] ; Picard: Marolles, [maʁɔl]; older Dutch: Marolle, [mɑˈrɔlə]) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France.[3]

Maroilles
Mill on the Helpe Mineure.
Mill on the Helpe Mineure.
Coat of arms of Maroilles
Location of Maroilles
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Maroilles
Maroilles
Maroilles is located in Hauts-de-France
Maroilles
Maroilles
Coordinates: 50°08′09″N 3°45′42″E / 50.1358°N 3.7617°E / 50.1358; 3.7617
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityPays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Quinzin[1]
Area
1
22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,441
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59384 /59550
Elevation125–191 m (410–627 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Maroilles
The arms of Maroilles are blazoned :

Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms.)



See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file