Marquillies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Annœullin | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 33 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
| height | 17-33 m | |
| surface | 6.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,997 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 289 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59274 | |
| INSEE code | 59388 | |
| Website | http://www.marquillies.com/ | |
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Marquillies is a French commune with a population of 1,997 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton Annœullin (until 2015: canton La Bassée ). The inhabitants are called Marquillois .
geography
Marquillies is about 16 kilometers southwest of Lille . Marquillies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wicres in the north, Sainghin-en-Weppes in the east and north-east, Billy-Berclau and Hantay in the south, Salomé in the south-west and Illies in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1,249 | 1,302 | 1,297 | 1,392 | 1,445 | 1,602 | 1,752 | 1.997 |
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Attractions
- Sainte-Geneviève church, rebuilt in 1918
- Coget Castle
- Hospice of a congregation of sisters
- Domain Bien Allier
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Marquillies
Personalities
- Alain Bocquet (born 1946), politician
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 204-206.
Web links
Commons : Marquillies - Collection of images, videos and audio files