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Marcoing
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Marcoing is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Marcoing, the arrondissement of Cambrai, and the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Marcoing and is associated with the electoral district of Le Cateau-Cambrésis. The municipality has an area of 15.11 and an elevation above sea level of 127. It shares borders with Noyelles-sur-Escaut, Villers-Plouich, Flesquières, and Masnières.
The population of Marcoing is recorded as 1905, comprising 906 males and 982 females. Another source lists the population as 1989. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Its postal code is 59159, and it operates under the Europe/Paris timezone.
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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
- French commune.elevation m
- 64
- French commune.elevation min m
- 51
- French commune.elevation max m
- 127
- French commune.area km2
- 15.11
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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
- www.marcoing.fr
- Image
- Mairie de marcoing.JPG
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- Commons category
- Marcoing
- postal code
- 59159
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- male population
- 906
- female population
- 982
- P8168
- Largitzen
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-82-23-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marcoing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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