Marœuil

Marœuil Marol
Commune
The church of Marœuil
Coat of arms
Marœuil Marœuil
Coordinates: 50°19′29″N 2°42′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Arras-1
Intercommunality	CU Arras
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Truffier
Area 1	11.82 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62557 /62161
Elevation	58–117 m (190–384 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marœuil (French pronunciation: ​[maʁœj]; West Flemish: Marol) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Marœuil is a large farming and light industrial village situated 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D55, D56 and the D60E roads.

History

First recorded as Maraculum around 680, then as Maroel in 1104, Maroeul in 1307 and finally as Marœuil in 1670.
A church was first built here by St. Bertille around the year 697.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,619	—
1975	1,706	+0.75%
1982	1,815	+0.89%
1990	2,296	+2.98%
1999	2,509	+0.99%
2007	2,389	−0.61%
2012	2,452	+0.52%
2017	2,464	+0.10%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Bertille, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Two 18th century chapels.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
• The remains of an ancient abbey, including underground passages.

Twin towns

• Menden, in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official Web site (in French)
• The CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC communal cemetery