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Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais

Coordinates: 50°24′11″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4031°N 2.8667°E / 50.4031; 2.8667
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Méricourt
Commune
The town hall of Méricourt
The town hall of Méricourt
Coat of arms of Méricourt
Coat of arms
Location of Méricourt
Map
Méricourt is located in France
Méricourt
Méricourt
Méricourt is located in Hauts-de-France
Méricourt
Méricourt
Coordinates: 50°24′11″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4031°N 2.8667°E / 50.4031; 2.8667
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonAvion
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Baude[1]
Area
1
7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,431
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62570 /62680
Elevation31–63 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]

Geography

Méricourt is a former coal mining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lens, at the junction of the D33, D40 and the D262 roads. 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
196813,416—    
197513,806+0.41%
198213,273−0.56%
199012,330−0.92%
199911,723−0.56%
200712,087+0.38%
201211,751−0.56%
201711,363−0.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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