Maurois

Maurois

Coat of arms
Maurois

Coordinates: 50°04′21″N 3°28′01″E / 50.0725°N 3.4669°E / 50.0725; 3.4669Coordinates: 50°04′21″N 3°28′01″E / 50.0725°N 3.4669°E / 50.0725; 3.4669
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality CaudrésisCatésis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pascal Coquelle
Area1 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 421
  Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59394 / 59980
Elevation 126–151 m (413–495 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maurois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Maurois are blazoned :

Azure, a lion argent within a bordure Or. (Maurois and Montigny-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)

See also

References

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