Maing

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Maing

(2020–2026) Philippe Baudrin^[1]Area

11.68 km² (4.51 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,004 • Density340/km² (890/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59369 /59233

Elevation24–90 m (79–295 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maing (French pronunciation: [mɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France.^[3]

Fontenelle Abbey was located here.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,244	—
1975	4,483	+0.79%
1982	4,445	−0.12%
1990	4,183	−0.76%
1999	3,845	−0.93%
2007	3,944	+0.32%
2012	4,047	+0.52%
2017	4,112	+0.32%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Maing are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable, crowned Or, armed and langued gules. (The arms of Bambecque, Killem and Maing are essentially the same)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE