Marchiennes
Not to be confused with Marchienne-au-Pont.
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Marchiennes | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Marchiennes | ||
Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 3°16′59″E / 50.4089°N 3.2831°ECoordinates: 50°24′32″N 3°16′59″E / 50.4089°N 3.2831°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Marchiennes (chef-lieu) | |
Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Merly | |
Area1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 4,641 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59375 / 59870 | |
Elevation |
15–21 m (49–69 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) | |
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. |
Marchiennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal.
Heraldry
The arms of Marchiennes are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.) |
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