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.

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.

[1][5][7] Her election as the first known openly transgender mayor in France[1][5] garnered international media coverage.

(Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)

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Marie Cau in 2020.
Arms of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
Arms of Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes