Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes

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.^[3] In 2018, it had a population of 516.

Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
Commune
Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
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Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 3°19′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Sin-le-Noble
Intercommunality	CC Cœur d'Ostrevent
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Catherine Vandewalle[1]
Area 1	5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	538
• Density	98/km2 (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 or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Marie Cau in 2020.

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.^[4][5][6] Her inauguration was delayed until May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7][4][6] Her election as the first known openly transgender mayor in France^[7][4] garnered international media coverage.^[8] She stepped down in January 2025,^[9] and was succeeded by Catherine Vandewalle.^[1]

Heraldry

Arms of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes

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.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department