Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
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Commune of Méricourt |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Avion and Rouvroy |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
| Mayor | Bernard Baude (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 31 m–63 m (avg. 55 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7.53 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
11,723 |
| - Density | 1,556/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62570/ 62680 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département of Northern France. As of 1999, its population was 11,723.
[edit] See also
- Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 1906 which also affected Méricourt
[edit] External links
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