Verchain-Maugré (French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁʃɛ̃ moɡʁe]; in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Verchain-Maugré
Commune
The church in Verchain-Maugré
Coat of arms
Location of Verchain-Maugré
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Coordinates: 50°16′07″N 3°28′39″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Bisiaux[1]
Area 1	9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,073
• Density	110/km2 (290/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.

Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin.

Heraldry

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.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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