Maubeuge | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′39″N 3°58′24″E / 50.2775°N 03.9734°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Maubeuge |
Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Decagny[1] |
Area 1 | 18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 29,066 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59392 /59600 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Maubeuge (French pronunciation: [mobøʒ]; historical Dutch: Mabuse or Dutch: Malbode; Picard: Maubeuche) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), 36 km (22 mi) east of Valenciennes and about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the Belgian border.