Quarouble

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Quarouble
Quarouble coat of arms
Quarouble (France)
Quarouble
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Marly
Community association Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates 50 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 37'  E
height 16-51 m
surface 12.27 km 2
Residents 2,992 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 244 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59243
INSEE code 59479
Website http://www.quarouble.fr/

Quarouble Town Hall

Quarouble is a commune with 2,992 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Marly (until 2015: canton of Valenciennes-Est ) in the arrondissement of Valenciennes and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole .

geography

Quarouble is located near the Belgian border about eight kilometers northeast of Valenciennes . Quarouble is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Condé-sur-l'Escaut and Thivencelle in the north, Crespin in the northeast, Quiévrechain in the east, Rombies-et-Marchipont in the south and southeast, Onnaing in the west and Vicq and Fresnes-sur-Escaut in the northwest.

The community is located in the Regional Nature Park Scarpe-Schelde . Autoroute A2 leads through the municipality .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
3,311 3,420 3,404 3,365 3,277 3,303 3,209 3,050

Attractions

  • Saint-Antoine church from the 18th century, a historic monument since 1998
  • British military cemetery from WWI

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1672.

Web links

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