Rombies-et-Marchipont
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Marly | |
| Community association | Valenciennes Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 22 ′ N , 3 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 34-81 m | |
| surface | 4.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 760 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 158 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59990 | |
| INSEE code | 59505 | |
| Website | http://www.rombiesetmarchipont.com/ | |
Rombies-et-Marchipont is a French municipality with 760 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of 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 . The inhabitants are called Rombinois .
geography
Rombies-et-Marchipont is located on the Belgian border about eight kilometers east of Valenciennes on the Aunelle River . Rombies-et-Marchipont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Quarouble in the north, Honnelles (Belgium) in the east, Sebourg in the south, Estreux in the south-west and Onnaing in the west and north-west.
history
In 1806 the municipalities of Rombies and Marchipont were merged.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 514 | 484 | 463 | 575 | 613 | 569 | 608 | 775 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Rombies-et-Marchipont
- Saint-Remy church from the 19th century
- Saint-Nicolas church
- Saint-Remy Chapel
- 16th century chapel L'Ecape
- Saint-Roche chapel from 1849
- Cemetery chapel
- Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours chapel
- British military cemetery
- Watermill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1675–1676.
