Mazinghien

Mazinghien

Coat of arms
Mazinghien

Coordinates: 50°03′01″N 3°36′16″E / 50.0503°N 3.6044°E / 50.0503; 3.6044Coordinates: 50°03′01″N 3°36′16″E / 50.0503°N 3.6044°E / 50.0503; 3.6044
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality Caudrésis - Catésis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Hennequart
Area1 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 326
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59395 / 59360
Elevation 143–161 m (469–528 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.

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

Map of Mazinghien

Heraldry

The arms of Mazinghien are blazoned :
Vert, a titmouse proper perched on a branch, on a chief per pale 1: purpure, ??? and 2: Or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules.
Note1: as drawn, this is a 'per fess' rather than field and chief.
Note2: the bird shown is a great tit (Parus major)

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