Marbaix

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

Marbaix
The church in Marbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Marbaix
Marbaix
Marbaix
Coordinates: 50°07′44″N 3°50′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Damien Ducanchez
Area
1
6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
482
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59374 /59440
Elevation132–197 m (433–646 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

Marbaix has historically been attested as Marbasio in 1151. The toponym Marbaix is of Germanic origin, deriving from a High German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *marh. The Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via High German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -bach and Romantic -bais.[2]

Heraldry

Arms of Marbaix
The arms of Marbaix are blazoned :

Argent, a stag's massacre gules surmounting a crozier palewise Or. (Marbaix, Maroilles, Noyelles-sur-Sambre, and Salesches use the same arms.)

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Caljouw, William Robert (1981). "Germanic elements in French Toponymy". University of British Columbia. pp. 148, 151. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 2021-01-12.


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