Marquion

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Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Marquion
Location of Marquion
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonMarquion
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Marquion
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Julien Olivier
Area
1
8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
986
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62559 /62860
Elevation43–79 m (141–259 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 of the A26 autoroute is just a mile away.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
845 859 874 887 947 1008 986
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Aignan dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

References