Marcq-in-Barœul

See also: Marcq

Marcq-in-Barœul is a common French, located in the department of the Northern and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Its inhabitants is called Marcquois.

Geography

Marcq-in-Barœul of the Northern is a city, close to Lille. It is crossed by a channeled river, the Marque.

The name of Marcq - as that of the river - means at the same time marsh and border, which is not incompatible because at that time, the concept of border corresponds less to one arbitrary line than at relatively deserted zones between two people. The Barœul is an old area including Marcq-in-Barœul, Mons-in-Barœul and part of current the Villeneuve d' Ascq.

History

The city was at the beginning a zone little inhabited between the people Atrébates and Ménapiens. Then, after the Roman conquest of Jules César, the city was colonized as the discovery of a Gallo-Roman villa updated proves it close to the Mark (the river become channel today) in 1965. The city, as the remainder of the area, was then invaded by the Germanic people.

With the the Middle Ages, the commune became the territory of hunting of the kings Carolingiens… then, the city became a center in which the Bourgeoisie settled and will fade on the local authority during some time using the Suffrage censitaire or under the Consulat and the Empire. The Revolution and the events which followed it or the war of 1870 will not affect the life of the commune of approximately 2.700 inhabitants.

The world wars will weaken it like the other cities of the area, but thanks to industry, the city at the exit of the war or during the inter-war period sees its economy and its population to explode to stagnate since the Années 1970. For example, the construction of infrastructures like the Hippodrome of Lille Marcq-in-Baroeul in 1931.

It is with Marcq-in-Barœul Delespaul-Cut manufactured the first Carambar in 1954.

Administration

Marcq-in-Barœul is the chief town of canton of the Canton of Marcq-in-Barœul, gathering the cities of Marcq-in-Barœul and Bondues.

Demography

Economy

In the middle of the Metropolis Inhabitant of Lille, Marcq-in-Barœul fact part of the “northern crown” of the Urban community of Lille Métropole which gathers more than 1.500 units economic (including 500 trade and services). 80% of them belong to the Tertiary sector with the Communication, the Banque S, the Informatique, the liberal professions, NTIC…
There exist also great industry groups in the Agro-alimentaire like Lesaffre (world leader of the Levure), Eurocandy (manufacturer of the Carambar) or Union Cookies which makes the city more known as well as the factories of other signs considered such as for example Kiloutou, Promod, KPMG, Alcatel, Cap Gemini, Altima, Transpole…

These infrastructures are distributed in the following industrial parks:
Field of the Bush, Spaces Republic, Parc of Campagnerie, Parc of Businesses of the Red Castle, Parc of the White Horse, Parc Europe, Parc of the Reds Bars, Parc of the Mark, Parc of companies of Pilaterie.

Culture

Tourist monuments, places and important buildings

  • Culture, animations

    • 1 Cinema, the Colisée-Light
    • 1 media library, the Rope manufacture
    • 1 music school, of dramatic art and dance
    • 1 showroom

  • 2 Theater S

    • Theater Charcot
    • Theater of Rianderie

There are also six church S and a Chapelle Catholique S, a Temple Protesting, a place of worship Musulman and another Juif.

Sport

Hippism

  • the city has a racecourse where take place several times in the year of the meetings PMU: the Hippodrome of Crossed-Laroche

Golf

The city counts two golfs:
  • the Golf of Flandres, located near the hippodrome
  • It quoted gulf

Rugby

The Olympique Marcquois Rugby is the club of Rugby to XV. It evolves/moves in Fédérale 2. It counts more than 400 bachelors, first club of the committee of Flandres. Its school of Rugby is also the first. The club profits from a sponsorship with the Stade Toulousain since 1999.

site of the OM Rugby

Twinnings

See too

External bonds

  • Official site of Marcq-in-Barœul

  • Marcq-in-Baroeul on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Marcq-in-Baroeul on the site of INSEE
  • Marcq-in-Baroeul on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Marcq-in-Baroeul on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Marcq-in-Baroeul on Mapquest

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