Méricourt (Pas-de-Calais)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Avion | |
| Community association | Lens-Liévin | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
| height | 31-63 m | |
| surface | 7.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,363 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,509 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62680 | |
| INSEE code | 62570 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-mericourt.fr | |
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Méricourt is a French commune with 11,363 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Pas-de-Calais department of the Hauts-de-France region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Lens and the Canton of Avion .
geography
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area southeast of the city of Lens . Neighboring communities are:
- Sallaumines in the north,
- Fouquières-lès-Lens and Billy-Montigny in the northeast,
- Rouvroy in the east,
- Acheville in the southeast,
- Arleux-en-Gohelle in the south,
- Vimy in the southwest and
- Avion in the west.
history
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The community was shaped by mining for decades until the two mines closed their gates in the 1980s, and since then it has been confronted with the consequences of structural change.
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
| Residents | 13,416 | 13,806 | 13,273 | 12,330 | 11,723 | 11,858 | 11,956 |
Attractions
- Memorial to the Courrières mining disaster in 1906
Town twinning
Partnerships exist with
Web links
Commons : Méricourt (Pas-de-Calais) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
proof
- ^ Website of the municipality of Méricourt - Les villes jümelées , accessed on December 14, 2016