Maresches
| Maresches | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Maresches | ||
| Coordinates: 50°17′36″N 3°34′32″E / 50.2933°N 3.5756°ECoordinates: 50°17′36″N 3°34′32″E / 50.2933°N 3.5756°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Le Quesnoy-Ouest | |
| Intercommunality | Quercitain | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Noël Brichant | |
| Area1 | 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 939 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59381 / 59990 | |
| Elevation |
49–106 m (161–348 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 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. | ||
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Maresches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Maresches are blazoned : Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.) |
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