Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
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_-_1.JPG) The town hall of Méricourt | |
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Location of Méricourt  | |
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| 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 (2021)[2] | 11,431 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/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
[edit]The Courrières mine disaster killed 1,099 on 10 March 1906. The communes affected were Méricourt, Billy-Montigny, Noyelles-sous-Lens and Sallaumines.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais.
- Official town website (in French)
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