Canton of Marcq-en-Barœul

50°41′12″N 3°05′44″E / 50.686667°N 3.095556°E / 50.686667; 3.095556

Canton of Marcq-en-Barœul
Former canton
Canton of Marcq-en-Barœul in the arrondissement of Lille
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
No. of communes	2
Disbanded	2014
Seat	Marcq-en-Barœul
Area	27.09 km^2 (10.46 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	49,428
• Density	1,825/km^2 (4,730/sq mi)

The canton of Marcq-en-Barœul (French: Canton de Marcq-en-Barœul) was a former French canton, located in the Nord department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. It had 49,428 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Composition

The canton of Marcq-en-Barœul included the following municipalities:

List of municipalities in the canton before the 2014 redistricting

Name	INSEE code	Area (in km^2)	Population (as of 2012)^[1]	Density (inhab./km^2)
Marcq-en-Barœul (capital)	59378	14.04	39,600	2,821
Bondues	59090	13.05	9,828	753

History

List of successive general councilors

Term	Name	Party	Other mandates	Ref.
1964-1968	Georges Lambrecq	UNR	Mayor of Marcq-en-Barœul (1959-1968)	^[2]
1968-1988	Michel Deplanck	UDR then RPR	First Deputy Mayor of Marcq-en-Barœul	^[3]
1988-2013	Jean-Rene Lecerf	RPR	Senator (2001-2015) Mayor of Marcq-en-Barœul since 1994 Elected in 2015 in the Canton of Lille-2	^[4]
2013-2015	Isabelle Frémaux	UMP	Former parliamentary attaché Elected in 2015 in the Canton of Lille-2	^[5]

See also

• Cantons of Nord
• Communes of Nord

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord, INSEE
2. "Sur les traces des anciens maires : Georges Lambrecq à Marcq-en-Barœul". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
3. "Images de Marcq, le magazine de la ville de Marcq-en-Baroeul". www.marcq-en-baroeul.org. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
4. "Jean-René Lecerf : Biographie et articles – Le Point". Le Point.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
5. "Marcq: Isabelle Frémaux remplace Jean-René Lecerf au conseil général". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-11.