Verchain-Maugré
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Coordinates: 50°16′07″N 3°28′39″E / 50.2686°N 3.4775°ECoordinates: 50°16′07″N 3°28′39″E / 50.2686°N 3.4775°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Marc Gilleron |
Area 1 | 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 1,056 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59610 /59227 |
Elevation | 32–88 m (105–289 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Verchain-Maugré (in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin.
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The arms of Verchain-Maugré are blazoned : Azure, billetty, a lion argent, armed and langued gules. (La Longueville, Templemars, and Verchain-Maugré use the same arms.)
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References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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