Verchain-Maugré

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Verchain-Maugré
Verchain-Maugré coat of arms
Verchain-Maugré (France)
Verchain-Maugré
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Community association Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates 50 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E
height 32-88 m
surface 9.62 km 2
Residents 1,013 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 105 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59227
INSEE code 59610
Website http://www.verchainmaugre.fr/

Verchain-Maugré is a French commune in the Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes . Neighboring municipalities of Verchain-Maugré are Monchaux-sur-Écaillon in the north, Quérénaing in the northeast, Sommaing in the east, Vendegies-sur-Écaillon in the southeast, Haussy in the south, Saulzoir in the southwest and Haspres in the west.

Population development

  • 1962: 1,053
  • 1968: 1,076
  • 1975: 1.041
  • 1982: 1,052
  • 1990: 1.033
  • 1999: 966
  • 2007: 910
  • 2015: 927

Personalities

  • Pierre de Barbancon († 1556), Seigneur de Werchin, Roubaix and Le Biez, peas sound of Hainaut, 1546 Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1716-1717.

Web links

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