Masnières

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Masnières

(2020–2026) Francis Noblecourt^[1]Area

10.97 km² (4.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,772 • Density250/km² (650/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59389 /59241

Elevation54–119 m (177–390 ft)
(avg. 62 m or 203 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Masnières (French pronunciation: [manjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,351	—
1975	2,446	+0.57%
1982	2,655	+1.18%
1990	2,708	+0.25%
1999	2,525	−0.77%
2007	2,589	+0.31%
2012	2,650	+0.47%
2017	2,717	+0.50%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Masnières are blazoned:

Azure, an inescutcheon between in orle 11 billets argent. (Ligny-en-Cambrésis, Masnières and Villers-au-Tertre use the same arms.)

History

Masnières figured into the 1917 Battle of Cambrai during which time it was briefly captured by the British on the first day of the battle, November 20, and held for twelve days to protect vital bridgeheads between Masnières and Marcoing before the British withdrawal under the weight of heavy German counter-attack.

The actions of the battle are commemorated in and around Masnières by several Commonwealth War Graves Commission landmarks in and around the town, including:

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE