Marchiennes
Marchiennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal.
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![]() The town hall in Marchiennes | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Marchiennes ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 3°16′59″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Douai |
Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Cœur d'Ostrevent |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Claude Merly |
Area 1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,590 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59375 /59870 |
Elevation | 15–21 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. |
Heraldry
![]() 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.) |
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