Maroilles (French pronunciation: [maʁwal] (listen); Picard: Marolles, [maʁɔl]; older Dutch: Marolle, [mɑˈrɔlə]) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France.[3]

Maroilles
Commune
Mill on the Helpe Mineure.
Coat of arms
Location of Maroilles
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Coordinates: 50°08′09″N 3°45′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	Pays de Mormal
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Quinzin[1]
Area 1	22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,428
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59384 /59550
Elevation	125–191 m (410–627 ft) (avg. 186 m or 610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

The arms of Maroilles are blazoned : Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Maroilles (cheese)

References

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