Mairieux

Mairieux

The school and town hall

Coat of arms
Mairieux

Coordinates: 50°18′51″N 3°59′36″E / 50.3142°N 3.9933°E / 50.3142; 3.9933Coordinates: 50°18′51″N 3°59′36″E / 50.3142°N 3.9933°E / 50.3142; 3.9933
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Nord
Intercommunality Nord Maubeuge
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Léon Loiseau
Area1 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 780
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59370 / 59600
Elevation 129–169 m (423–554 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mairieux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Mairieux are blazoned :
Azure, a cross crosslet of calvary Or.

See also

References

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