Marcoing
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Marcoing
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de marcoing.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Marcoing
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Marcoing (59) Nord-France.svg
|arrondissement = Cambrai
|canton = Le Cateau-Cambrésis
|INSEE = 59377
|postal code = 59159
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Cambrai
|coordinates = {{coord|50.1206|3.1728|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 64
|elevation min m = 51
|elevation max m = 127
|area km2 = 15.11
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Marcoing ({{IPA|fr|maʁkwɛ̃}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59377-marcoing INSEE commune file]
History
During World War I, there was an alleged incident between a British soldier named Henry Tandey and Adolf Hitler in this area. Hitler was unarmed and appeared wounded, so Tandey chose not to shoot and allowed him to walk off unharmed.
From 1877 to 1969 Marcoing had a railway connection to Achiet-le-Grand via the Achiet–Marcoing railway. Later, a line to Cambrai opened.
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
| img1=Blason de la ville de Marcoing (59) Nord-France.svg
| legend1=Arms of Marcoing
| text=The arms of Marcoing are blazoned:
Sable, fretty argent.
}}
See also
References
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{{commons category|Marcoing}}
{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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