Mazinghien

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Mazinghien

(2020–2026) Michel Hennequart^[1]Area

9.01 km² (3.48 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

288 • Density32/km² (83/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59395 /59360

Elevation143–161 m (469–528 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Mazinghien are blazoned :
Vert, a titmouse proper perched on a branch, on a chief per pale 1: purpure, ??? and 2: Or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.
Note1: as drawn, this is a 'per fess' rather than field and chief.
Note2: the bird shown is a great tit (Parus major)

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