Maubeuge
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°16′39″N 3°58′24″E / 50.2775°N 03.9734°ECoordinates: 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-Nord and Maubeuge-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Rémi Pauvros | |
| Area1 | 18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 33,546 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59392 / 59600 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Maubeuge (historical Dutch: Mabuse or Malbode) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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.
Maubeuge (ancient Malbodium, from Latin, derived from the Old Frankish name Malboden, meaning "assizes of Boden") owes its origin to Maubeuge Abbey, a double monastery, for men and women, founded in the 7th century by Saint Aldego, the relics of whom are preserved in the church. It subsequently belonged to the territory of Hainaut. It was burnt by Louis XI of France, by Francis I of France, and by Henry II of France, and was finally assigned to France by the Treaty of Nijmegen.
It was fortified by Vauban by the command of Louis XIV of France, who under Turenne first saw military service there.
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