Marcoing
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Place details
- Locality
- Marcoing
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,989
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Marcoing
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de marcoing.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Marcoing
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Marcoing (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cambrai
- French commune.canton
- Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- French commune.INSEE
- 59377
- French commune.postal code
- 59159
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Claude Guinet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cambrai
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Marcoing
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Cambrai
- Population
- +1841
- Area
- +15.11
- Elevation
- +79
- Capital of
- canton of Marcoing
- Shares border with
- Rumilly-en-Cambrésis
- Official website
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Marcoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
==History== 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.