Meurchin
Meurchin | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Meurchin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Meurchin  | |
  Meurchin  Meurchin | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′52″N 2°53′27″E / 50.4978°N 2.8908°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Wingles |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Alloï[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,717 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62573 /62410 |
| Elevation | 17–45 m (56–148 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Meurchin (French pronunciation: [mœʁʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,397 | — |
| 1975 | 3,252 | −0.62% |
| 1982 | 3,422 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 3,748 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 3,632 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | 3,662 | +0.10% |
| 2012 | 3,761 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 3,786 | +0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
- The German military cemetery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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 Meurchin.
- A website about Meurchin and environs (in French)
- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the friends of the town of Meurchin (in French)
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