Quarouble
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Quarouble
|commune status = Commune
|image = MairieQuarouble.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Quarouble
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Quarouble (59) Nord-France.svg
|arrondissement = Valenciennes
|canton = Marly
|INSEE = 59479
|postal code = 59243
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Valenciennes Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3897|3.6239|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 26
|elevation min m = 16
|elevation max m = 51
|area km2 = 12.27
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Quarouble ({{IPA|fr|kaʁubl}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59479-quarouble INSEE commune file]
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
| img1=Blason de la ville de Quarouble (59) Nord-France.svg
| legend1=Arms of Quarouble
| text=The arms of Quarouble are blazoned :
Azure, a saltire between 4 mascles argent.
}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59479#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |3420
|1975 |3404
|1982 |3365
|1990 |3277
|1999 |3303
|2007 |3180
|2012 |3058
|2017 |2992
}}
1954 incident
An alien encounter was reported in the commune in 1954; see Marius Dewilde. Calcinated rock was reportedly found at the site of the incident and some witnesses reported experiencing missing time.{{cite book|last=Strieber|first=Whitley|title=Communion|orig-year=1987|year=2008|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-06-147418-7|author-link=Whitley Strieber|page=244|type=Paperback|chapter=Six: A Structure in the Air - Science, History, and Secret Knowledge}}
See also
References
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{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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