Marbaix
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Marbaix | |
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Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E / 50.1289°N 3.8422°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Intercommunality | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Damien Ducanchez[1] |
Area 1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 469 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59374 /59440 |
Elevation | 132–197 m (433–646 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Marbaix (French pronunciation: [maʁbɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Marbaix has historically been attested as Marbasio in 1151. The toponym Marbaix is of Germanic origin, deriving from a High German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *marh. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Marbaix are blazoned : Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia: 148, 151. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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