Pont-à-Marcq

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pont-à-Marcq

(2020–2026) Sylvain Clement^[1]Area

2.22 km² (0.86 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,883 • Density1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59466 /59710

Elevation29–42 m (95–138 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-à-Marcq (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿a maʁk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is the seat of the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,486	—
1975	1,652	+1.52%
1982	1,940	+2.32%
1990	1,912	−0.18%
1999	2,115	+1.13%
2007	2,396	+1.57%
2012	2,733	+2.67%
2017	2,884	+1.08%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Pont-à-Marcq are blazoned :

Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE