Maroilles, Nord
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Maroilles | ||
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Mill on the Helpe Mineure.
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Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Landrecies | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Mormal et Maroilles | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Sculfort | |
Area1 | 22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 1,384 | |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59384 / 59550 | |
Elevation | 125–191 m (410–627 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 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. |
Maroilles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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
References
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