Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
Méricourt | |
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The town hall of Méricourt | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Méricourt | |
Méricourt Méricourt | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′11″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4031°N 2.8667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Avion |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Baude[1] |
Area 1 | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 11,651 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62570 /62680 |
| Elevation | 31–63 m (102–207 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Méricourt (French pronunciation: [meʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion.
History
The Courrières mine disaster killed 1,099 on 10 March 1906. The communes affected were Méricourt, Billy-Montigny, Noyelles-sous-Lens and Sallaumines.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 13,416 | — |
| 1975 | 13,806 | +0.41% |
| 1982 | 13,273 | −0.56% |
| 1990 | 12,330 | −0.92% |
| 1999 | 11,723 | −0.56% |
| 2007 | 12,087 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 11,751 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 11,363 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais.
- Official town website (in French)