- Maroilles, Nord
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Maroilles
Helpe Mineure mill Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Nord Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe Canton Landrecies Intercommunality Pays de Mormal et Maroilles Mayor Jean-Marie Sculfort
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 125–191 m (410–627 ft)
(avg. 186 m/610 ft)Land area1 22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi) Population2 1,384 (1999) - Density 63 /km2 (160 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 59384/ 59550 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°08′09″N 3°45′42″E / 50.1358333333°N 3.76166666667°E
Maroilles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Maroilles are blazoned :
Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms)See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Nord
- Nord geography stubs
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