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
Map
Maroilles is located in France
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