Marœuil

Marœuil
Coat of arms
Marœuil
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Marœuil
Coordinates: 50°19′29″N 2°42′23″E / 50.3247°N 2.7064°ECoordinates: 50°19′29″N 2°42′23″E / 50.3247°N 2.7064°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Dainville
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Damart
Area^1	11.82 km^2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,479
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62557 / 62161
Elevation	58–117 m (190–384 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 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.

Marœuil (or Maroeuil) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Marœuil is a large farming and light industrial village situated 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D55, D56 and the D60E roads.

History

First recorded as Maraculum around 680, then as Maroel in 1104, Maroeul in 1307 and finally as Marœuil in 1670.
A church was first built here by St.Bertille around the year 697.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1553	1619	1706	1815	2296	2509	2479
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Bertille, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two 18th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• The remains of an ancient abbey, including underground passages.

Twin towns

• Menden, in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official Web site (French)
• The CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery
• Marœuil on the Quid website (French)