Maresches

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Maresches
Commune
The town hall in Maresches
The town hall in Maresches
Coat of arms of Maresches
Coat of arms
Location of Maresches
Map
Maresches is located in France
Maresches
Maresches
Maresches is located in Hauts-de-France
Maresches
Maresches
Coordinates: 50°17′36″N 3°34′32″E / 50.2933°N 3.5756°E / 50.2933; 3.5756
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCC Pays de Mormal
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Noël Brichant[1]
Area
1
4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
806
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59381 /59990
Elevation49–106 m (161–348 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maresches (French pronunciation: [maʁɛʃ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

History

During World War I the Germans occupied Maresches. Private A S Bullock, in a posthumously published memoir, recalls going over the top to drive them back, describing 'the tremendous artillery bombardment'. He recalls, 'The noise was terrific and the only thing that could be heard above the shells, which were bursting everywhere, was the crackling of the Vickers machine guns.' Bullock notes that this was the fourth time he went over the top. He remembers, perhaps significantly, 'I had the Lewis gun, and the team stayed with me'. He records struggling to carry the 40 lb gun over a barbed wire entanglement at night during a poison gas attack, and having to remove his gas mask to avoid getting left behind. He also reports an incident of bravery and ferocity by one Corporal Wilcox who later received the Victoria Cross.[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Maresches
Arms of Maresches
 The arms of Maresches are blazoned :

Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, pages 83-90
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