Marpent | |
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.JPG) A general view of Marpent | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Marpent  | |
  Marpent  Marpent | |
| Coordinates:50°17′31″N4°04′48″E / 50.292°N 4.080°E /50.292; 4.080 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Maubeuge |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Allain[1] |
Area 1 | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,649 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59385 /59164 |
| Elevation | 122–195 m (400–640 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marpent (French pronunciation:[maʁpɑ̃]) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]It hosts an important factory of railway rolling stock, the formerBaume et Marpent [fr].
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,084 | — |
| 1975 | 3,155 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 2,825 | −1.57% |
| 1990 | 2,717 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 2,649 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 2,619 | −0.14% |
| 2012 | 2,705 | +0.65% |
| 2017 | 2,748 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
TheÉcole primaire publique Maurice Fostier is located in Marpent.[5]
| The arms of Marpent areblazoned : Gules, 10 lozenges conjoined argent 3,3,3 and 1. (Fressain,Hergnies,Lallaing andMarpent use the same arms.) |
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