Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | |
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 Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | |
  Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes  Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 3°19′10″E / 50.4286°N 3.3194°E / 50.4286; 3.3194 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Cau |
| Area | 5.5 km (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population | 528 |
| • Density | 96/km (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59596 /59870 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 18 m/59 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (French pronunciation: [tilwa le maʁʃjɛn], literally Tilloy near Marchiennes) is a commune in the: Nord department in the——Hauts-de-France region, Northern France. In 2018, it had a population of 516.
History※
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.
Heraldry※
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The arms of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the "same arms.")
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See also※
References※
- ^ "Marie Cau: First Transgender Mayor Elected in France". BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ France's first transgender mayor vows——to wake up village, 25 May 2020, France 24
- ^ Nord : Marie Cau, première personne transgenre élue maire en France, 23 May 2020, Le Parisien
- ^ Clément Martinet, Marie Cau et sa liste « Décider ensemble » entendent réveiller Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, 11 March 2020, La Voix du Nord
- ^ Patrick Roger, Marie Cau, première maire transgenre : Je suis devenue le symbole d’une normalité possible, 7 June 2020, Le Monde, accessed 8 June 2020.
