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Méricourt
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Méricourt is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department and the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the canton of Rouvroy and the arrondissement of Arras, while also being associated with the arrondissement of Lens and the canton of Avion. The municipality has an area of 7.53 square kilometers and an elevation of 63 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Sallaumines, Acheville, Arleux-en-Gohelle, and Avion.
The population of Méricourt is 11,822, comprising 5,383 males and 5,980 females. The postal code for the area is 62680. The commune has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. It is twinned with Flöha, Tarnowskie Góry, and Roccamandolfi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Méricourt
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,580
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissement
- Lens
- Canton
- Avion
- Intercommunality
- CA Lens-Liévin
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Bernard Baude
- Area
- 7.53 km (2.91 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 11,619
- Density
- 1,540/km (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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Méricourt
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lens
- Population
- 11619
- Area
- 7.53
- Elevation
- 48
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Rouvroy
- Official website
- www.mairie-mericourt.fr
- Image
- Mairie de Méricourt (Pas-de-Calais) - 1.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Roccamandolfi
- Commons category
- Méricourt (Pas-de-Calais)
- postal code
- 62680
- different from
- Méricourt
- associated electoral district
- canton of Avion
- male population
- 5383
- female population
- 5980
- P8168
- Johann III Bernoulli
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-21-69-92-92
- fax number
- +33-3-21-40-08-96
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Encyclopedic overview
Méricourt ( French pronunciation: [meʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Méricourt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.