Marbaix

Marbaix
Commune

Coat of arms
Marbaix
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Marbaix
Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E / 50.1289°N 3.8422°E / 50.1289; 3.8422Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E / 50.1289°N 3.8422°E / 50.1289; 3.8422
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality Deux Helpes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Damien Ducanchez
Area1 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 426
  Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Marbaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

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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