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Meurchin
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Lens Canton Wingles Intercommunality Communaupole de Lens-Liévin Mayor Laurent Maillard
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 17–45 m (56–148 ft)
(avg. 26 m/85 ft)Land area1 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) Population2 3,690 (2006) - Density 795 /km2 (2,060 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62573/ 62410 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°29′52″N 2°53′27″E / 50.4977777778°N 2.89083333333°E
Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.
Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 3308 3397 3252 3422 3748 3632 3690 Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates Places of interest
- The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
- The German military cemetery.
See also
References
External links
- A website about Meurchin and environs (French)
- Official town website (French)
- Website of the friends of the town of Meurchin (French)
- Meurchin on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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