Marbaix
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  Marbaix | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Marbaix | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E / 50.1289°N 3.8422°ECoordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E / 50.1289°N 3.8422°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Deux Helpes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Damien Ducanchez |
| Area1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 426 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59374 / 59440 |
| Elevation |
132–197 m (433–646 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
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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. | |
Marbaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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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.) |
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