Marœuil

Marœuil Marol
Commune
The church of Marœuil
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°19′29″N 2°42′23″E / 50.3247°N 2.7064°E / 50.3247; 2.7064Coordinates: 50°19′29″N 2°42′23″E / 50.3247°N 2.7064°E / 50.3247; 2.7064
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-1
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Damart
Area 1	11.82 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,461
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62557 /62161
Elevation	58–117 m (190–384 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marœuil (or Maroeuil; West Flemish: Marol) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Marœuil is a large farming and light industrial village situated 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D55, D56 and the D60E roads.

History[]

First recorded as Maraculum around 680, then as Maroel in 1104, Maroeul in 1307 and finally as Marœuil in 1670.
A church was first built here by St. Bertille around the year 697.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St.Bertille, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two 18th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• The remains of an ancient abbey, including underground passages.

Twin towns[]

• Menden, in Germany

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marœuil.

• Official Web site (in French)
• The CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery

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