Marcoing
Appearance
Marcoing | |
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The town hall in Marcoing | |
Coordinates: 50°07′14″N 3°10′22″E / 50.1206°N 3.1728°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Guinet[1] |
Area 1 | 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,888 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59377 /59159 |
Elevation | 51–127 m (167–417 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Marcoing (French pronunciation: [maʁkwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
History
[edit]During World War I, there was an alleged incident between a British soldier named Henry Tandey and Adolf Hitler in this area. Hitler was unarmed and appeared wounded, so Tandey chose not to shoot and allowed him to walk-off unharmed.
From 1877 to 1969 Marcoing had a railway connection to Achiet-le-Grand via the Achiet–Marcoing railway. Later, a line to Cambrai opened.
Heraldry
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The arms of Marcoing are blazoned: Sable, fretty argent.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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