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Not to be confused with Marchienne-au-Pont.
Marchiennes
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Nord Arrondissement Douai Canton Marchiennes (chef-lieu) Intercommunality Cœur d'Ostrevent Mayor Claude Merly
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 15–21 m (49–69 ft)
(avg. 18 m/59 ft)Land area1 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) Population2 4,641 (1999) - Density 216 /km2 (560 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 59375/ 59870 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°24′32″N 3°16′59″E / 50.4088888889°N 3.28305555556°E
Marchiennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Heraldry
The arms of Marchiennes are blazoned :
Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms)See also
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External links
Categories:- Communes of Nord
- Nord geography stubs
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