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Marchiennes
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Marchiennes is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the Nord department, specifically in the arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Marchiennes, where it serves as the capital. The town borders Beuvry-la-Forêt, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, Vred, and Wandignies-Hamage. Its postal code is 59870, and it is twinned with Speldhurst.
The area covers 21.44 square kilometers. Population figures vary slightly by source, with counts of 4666 and 4671 recorded. The male population is listed as 2263, while the female population is 2327. Elevation above sea level is reported as 16, 21, or 23 meters. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Marchiennes
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,671
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Marchiennes
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Porche de la mairie de Marchiennes.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Marchiennes
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Marchiennes (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Douai
- French commune.canton
- Sin-le-Noble
- French commune.INSEE
- 59375
- French commune.postal code
- 59870
- French commune.mayor
- Laurent Martinez
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Cœur d'Ostrevent
- French commune.elevation m
- 18
- French commune.elevation min m
- 15
- French commune.elevation max m
- 21
- French commune.area km2
- 21.44
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Marchiennes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Douai
- Population
- 4507
- Area
- 21.44
- Elevation
- 19
- Capital of
- canton of Marchiennes
- Shares border with
- Somain
- Official website
- www.marchiennes.fr
- Image
- Abbaye Sainte-Rictrude et Saint-Pierre de Marchiennes.jpg
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- Commons category
- Marchiennes
- postal code
- 59870
- twinned administrative body
- Speldhurst
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sin-le-Noble
- male population
- 2263
- female population
- 2327
- P8168
- Thomas Anzenhofer
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-94-45-00
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Population
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
- External links
Marchiennes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marchiennes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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