Marchiennes

Marchiennes is a commune with 4729 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It belongs to the district Douai and Canton Marchiennes.

Neighboring communities of Marchiennes are Beuvry -la -Forêt in the north, Tilloy -lez- Marchiennes in the northeast, Warlaing in the east, Wandignies - Hamage the southeast, Rieulay in the south, Vred and Pecquencourt the southwest, Flines- lez- Raches in the west and Bouvignies in northwest.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Marchiennes Abbey ( Benedictine )

Others

In his novel " Germinal " who plays around 1865 in the coal mining area of northern France, Emile Zola moved the fictional mining town " Montsou " to near Marchiennes.

Personalities

  • Poppo of Stavelot (978-1048), canonized abbot, died in Marchiennes
  • Jean -Baptiste Corbineau (1776-1848), the imperial general, born in Marchiennes
  • Hercule Corbineau (1780-1823), the imperial general, born in Marchiennes
  • Labisse Félix (1905-1982), surrealist painter born in Marchiennes
  • Jean Moral (1906-1999), Photographer, born in Marchiennes
  • Jules Mougin (1912-2010), poet, born in Marchiennes
  • Alain Deloeuil (born 1954 ), cyclist, born in Marchiennes

Twinning

  • Speldhurst, Kent, United Kingdom, since 1998
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Douai Cantons of France Postal codes in France Flines-lez-Raches Émile Zola Jean Corbineau
545864
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