Marbaix
Marbaix | |
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 The church in Marbaix | |
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Location of Marbaix  | |
  Marbaix  Marbaix | |
| Coordinates:50°07′44″N3°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) |
| 1French 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 acommunein theNorddepartmentin northernFrance.[3]
Etymology
[edit]Marbaix has historically been attested asMarbasioin 1151. The toponymMarbaixis 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-bachand Romantic-bais.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Marbaix areblazoned: Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or.(Marbaix,Maroilles,Noyelles-sur-Sambre,andSaleschesuse 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.Retrieved12 January2021.
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