Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (, literally Tilloy near Marchiennes) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region, Northern France.INSEE commune file As of 2023, the population of the commune was 536.
History
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. Her inauguration was delayed until May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her election as the first known openly transgender mayor in France garnered international media coverage. She stepped down in January 2025,Marie Cau, première maire transgenre de France, démissionne, Le Monde, 15 January 2025 and was succeeded by Catherine Vandewalle.
Heraldry
See also Communes of the Nord department
References France's first transgender mayor vows to wake up village, 25 May 2020, France 24 Patrick Roger, Marie Cau, première maire transgenre : Je suis devenue le symbole d’une normalité possible, 7 June 2020, Le Monde, accessed 8 June 2020. Nord : Marie Cau, première personne transgenre élue maire en France, 23 May 2020, Le Parisien Clément Martinet, Marie Cau et sa liste « Décider ensemble » entendent réveiller Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, 11 March 2020, La Voix du Nord