Marbaix

Marbaix (French pronunciation: [maʁbɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Marbaix
Commune
The church in Marbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Marbaix
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Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″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  (2022)[2]	468
• 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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Marbaix has historically been attested as Marbasio in 1151. The toponym Marbaix is 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 -bach and Romantic -bais.^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Marbaix

The arms of Marbaix 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