Verchain-Maugré Explained

Verchain-Maugré
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Verchain-Maugré (Nord).svg
Arrondissement:Valenciennes
Canton:Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Insee:59610
Postal Code:59227
Mayor:Christian Bisiaux[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates:50.2686°N 3.4775°W
Elevation M:43
Elevation Min M:32
Elevation Max M:88
Area Km2:9.62

Verchain-Maugré (in French pronounced as /vɛʁʃɛ̃ moɡʁe/; in the Middle Ages, Werchin) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

Between 1383 and 1415, the poet and renowned jouster Jean de Werchin was the lord of Werchin.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59610-verchain-maugre INSEE commune file