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Marpent
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Nord Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe Canton Maubeuge-Nord Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre Mayor Jean-Marie Allain
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 122–195 m (400–640 ft)
(avg. 124 m/407 ft)Land area1 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) Population2 2,649 (1999) - Density 548 /km2 (1,420 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 59385/ 59164 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°17′31″N 4°04′48″E / 50.292°N 4.080°E
Marpent is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Marpent are blazoned :
Gules, 10 lozenges conjoined argent 3,3,3 and 1. (Fressain, Hergnies, Lallaing and Marpent use the same arms)See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Nord
- Nord geography stubs
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