| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (Nord).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Douai |
| Canton: | Sin-le-Noble |
| Insee: | 59596 |
| Postal Code: | 59870 |
| Mayor: | Marie Cau[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Coordinates: | 50.4286°N 3.3194°W |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Elevation Min M: | 15 |
| Elevation Max M: | 20 |
| Area Km2: | 5.5 |
Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (in French pronounced as /tilwa le maʁʃjɛn/, literally Tilloy near Marchiennes) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region, Northern France.[2] In 2018, it had a population of 516.
In March 2020, Marie Cau won a majority of votes in the first round of the mayoral election (with the entire municipal council also being members of her electoral list) on a platform of developing social and environmental policies like sustainable agriculture. Her inauguration was delayed until May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her election as the first known openly transgender mayor in France garnered international media coverage.