Marbaix
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Marbaix (French pronunciation: [maʁbɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Marbaix | |
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_église.jpg) The church in Marbaix | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marbaix | |
  Marbaix  Marbaix | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Intercommunality | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Damien Ducanchez[1] |
Area 1 | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 461 |
| • Density | 69.6/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59374 /59440 |
| Elevation | 132–197 m (433–646 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Etymology
Marbaix has historically been attested as Marbasio in 1151. The toponym Marbaix is of Germanic origin, deriving from a High German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *marh. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Marbaix are blazoned : Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms.)
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