Maroilles, Nord

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Maroilles

(2020–2026) Dominique Quinzin^[1]Area

22.13 km² (8.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,441 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59384 /59550

Elevation125–191 m (410–627 ft)
(avg. 186 m or 610 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maroilles (French pronunciation: [maʁwal] ^ⓘ; Picard: Marolles, [maʁɔl]; older Dutch: Marolle, [mɑˈrɔlə]) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France.^[3]

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.)

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