Marcoing

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

Marcoing
Commune
The town hall in Marcoing
Coat of arms
Location of Marcoing
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Coordinates: 50°07′14″N 3°10′22″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Guinet[1]
Area 1	15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,865
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59377 /59159
Elevation	51–127 m (167–417 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During World War I, there was an alleged incident between a British soldier named Henry Tandey and Adolf Hitler in this area. Hitler was unarmed and appeared wounded, so Tandey chose not to shoot and allowed him to walk off unharmed.

From 1877 to 1969 Marcoing had a railway connection to Achiet-le-Grand via the Achiet–Marcoing railway. Later, a line to Cambrai opened.

Heraldry

Arms of Marcoing

The arms of Marcoing are blazoned: Sable, fretty argent.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department