Pont-à-Marcq

Pont-à-Marcq (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿a maʁk]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Pont-à-Marcq
Commune
The church at Pont-à-Marcq
Coat of arms
Location of Pont-à-Marcq
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Coordinates: 50°31′21″N 3°07′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Clement[1]
Area 1	2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,054
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59466 /59710
Elevation	29–42 m (95–138 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the seat of the Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,486	—
1975	1,652	+1.52%
1982	1,940	+2.32%
1990	1,912	−0.18%
1999	2,115	+1.13%
2007	2,396	+1.57%
2012	2,733	+2.67%
2017	2,884	+1.08%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Pont-à-Marcq

The arms of Pont-à-Marcq are blazoned : Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department