Merckeghem

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Merckeghem
Coat of arms of Merckeghem
Merckeghem (France)
Merckeghem
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Wormhout
Community association Hauts de Flandre
Coordinates 50 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E
height 0-63 m
surface 10.73 km 2
Residents 593 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 55 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59470
INSEE code

Merckeghem ( Dutch Merkegem ) is a French municipality with 593 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .

history

The earliest mentioning of the place name as Marchinchham goes back to the year 1085 and means Land of the Mark or Land of the Marko . The first written mention as Merchinhem can be found in 1160 in the abbey of Bourbourg .

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2015
603 560 489 546 531 540 578 584
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Soil monuments

See: List of Monuments historiques in Merckeghem

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1763-1764.

Web links

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