Marchiennes (French pronunciation: [maʁʃjɛn]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal.

Marchiennes
The town hall in Marchiennes
The town hall in Marchiennes
Coat of arms of Marchiennes
Location of Marchiennes
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Marchiennes is located in France
Marchiennes
Marchiennes
Marchiennes is located in Hauts-de-France
Marchiennes
Marchiennes
Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 3°16′59″E / 50.4089°N 3.2831°E / 50.4089; 3.2831
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonSin-le-Noble
IntercommunalityCœur d'Ostrevent
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Laurent Martinez[1]
Area
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21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,539
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59375 /59870
Elevation15–21 m (49–69 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,375—    
1975 3,267−0.46%
1982 3,564+1.25%
1990 4,164+1.96%
1999 4,641+1.21%
2007 4,706+0.17%
2012 4,697−0.04%
2017 4,590−0.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Marchiennes
The arms of Marchiennes are blazoned :

Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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