Quarouble

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

Quarouble
Commune
The town hall in Quarouble
Coat of arms
Location of Quarouble
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Coordinates: 50°23′23″N 3°37′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Marly
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Delannoy[1]
Area 1	12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,141
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59479 /59243
Elevation	16–51 m (52–167 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Quarouble

The arms of Quarouble are blazoned : Azure, a saltire between 4 mascles argent.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,420	—
1975	3,404	−0.07%
1982	3,365	−0.16%
1990	3,277	−0.33%
1999	3,303	+0.09%
2007	3,180	−0.47%
2012	3,058	−0.78%
2017	2,992	−0.44%
Source: INSEE[4]

1954 incident

An alien encounter was reported in the commune in 1954; see Marius Dewilde. Calcinated rock was reportedly found at the site of the incident and some witnesses reported experiencing missing time.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department