Verchain-Maugré
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°16′07″N 3°28′39″E / 50.2686°N 3.4775°ECoordinates: 50°16′07″N 3°28′39″E / 50.2686°N 3.4775°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marc Gilleron | |
| Area1 | 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 966 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59610 /59227 | |
| Elevation | 32–88 m (105–289 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Verchain-Maugré (in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin.
Azure, billetty, a lion argent, armed and langued gules. (La Longueville, Templemars, and Verchain-Maugré use the same arms.)
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