Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (French pronunciation: [tilwa le maʁʃjɛn], literally Tilloy near Marchiennes) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region, Northern France.[3] As of 2023, the population of the commune was 536.[4]
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Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes Town Hall | |
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 Location of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | |
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| Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 3°19′10″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Catherine Vandewalle[1] |
Area 1 | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 536 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59596 /59870 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
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In March 2020, Marie Cau won a majority of votes in the first round of the mayoral election (with the entire municipal council also being members of her electoral list) on a platform of developing social and environmental policies like sustainable agriculture.[5][6][7] Her inauguration was delayed until May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][5][7] Her election as the first known openly transgender mayor in France[8][5] garnered international media coverage.[9] She stepped down in January 2025,[10] and was succeeded by Catherine Vandewalle.[1]
Heraldry
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The arms of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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