Verchain-Maugré

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Verchain-Maugré

(2020–2026) Christian Bisiaux^[1]Area

9.62 km² (3.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,102 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59610 /59227

Elevation32–88 m (105–289 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Verchain-Maugré (French pronunciation: [vɛʁʃɛ̃ moɡʁe]; in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin.

Heraldry

The arms of Verchain-Maugré are blazoned :

Azure, billetty, a lion argent, armed and langued gules. (La Longueville, Templemars, and Verchain-Maugré 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