Maresches
Maresches | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Maresches  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Le Quesnoy-Ouest |
| Intercommunality | Quercitain |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Noël Brichant |
Area 1 | 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 939 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59381 /59990 |
| Elevation | 49–106 m (161–348 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maresches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Maresches are blazoned : Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)
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