Marchiennes
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Location of Marchiennes  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Marchiennes (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Merly |
| Area 1 | 21.44 km2 (8.28 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 4,641 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/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. | |
Marchiennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was fictionally portrayed in Émile Zola's Germinal.
Heraldry
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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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