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Marquion
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Canton Marquion Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Marquion Mayor Julien Olivier
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 43–79 m (141–259 ft)
(avg. 52 m/171 ft)Land area1 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) Population2 986 (2006) - Density 120 /km2 (310 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62559/ 62860 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°12′42″N 3°05′12″E / 50.2116666667°N 3.08666666667°E
Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 of the A26 autoroute is just a mile away.
Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 845 859 874 887 947 1008 986 Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates Places of interest
- The church of St.Aignan dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Arras arrondissement geography stubs
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