Maubeuge is a town and commune of northern France, in the département of Nord, situated on both banks of the Sambre (here canalized), 36 km east of Valenciennes and about 9 km from the Belgian border.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 34,000
• Railroad and heating equipment, machine tools, glass, and china are major manufactures
• Maubeuge (ancient Malbodium, from Latin 'bad place or dwelling') owes its origin to a double monastery, for men and women, founded in the 7th century by Saint Aldego, the relics of whom are preserved in the church
• During World War I the city was held by the Germans

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Fortifications from medieval times
• Zoo
• Museums