Mérignies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Templeuve | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 30 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 32-56 m | |
| surface | 8.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,065 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 356 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59710 | |
| INSEE code | 59398 | |
| Website | http://www.merignies.fr/ | |
Mérignies is a French commune with 3,065 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton of Templeuve (until 2015: canton of Pont-à-Marcq ).
geography
Mérignies is about 13 kilometers south of Lille . Mérignies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Avelin in the north and north-west, Pont-à-Marcq in the north, Ennevelin in the north and north-east, Cappelle-en-Pévèle in the east, Bersée in the south-east, Mons-en-Pévèle in the south and south-west and Tourmignies in the West.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 787 | 875 | 1,077 | 1,462 | 1,724 | 2,055 | 2.213 | 2,632 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Mérignies
- Saint-Amand church
- Rupilly Castle, Monument historique since 1982
- Assignies Castle (located on the border with Tourmignies, also called Petit Rouge ), Monument historique since 2012
- Mérignies Castle
Community partnerships
With the British community Kilmacolm , Scotland is one since 2014 community partnership .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1300-1301.
Web links
Commons : Mérignies - collection of images, videos and audio files
