Marquion
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Marquion | |
Coordinates: 50°12′42″N 3°05′12″E / 50.2117°N 3.0867°ECoordinates: 50°12′42″N 3°05′12″E / 50.2117°N 3.0867°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Marquion |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Marquion |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Julien Olivier |
Area | |
• Land1 | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 986 |
• Population2 Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62559 / 62860 |
Elevation |
43–79 m (141–259 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 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. |
Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 of the A26 autoroute is just a mile away.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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845 | 859 | 874 | 887 | 947 | 1008 | 986 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Aignan dating from the sixteenth century.
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