Meurchin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| 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) |
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| Elevation | 17–45 m (56–148 ft) (avg. 26 m or 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. | |
| 2Population 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 / 50.4978°N 2.8908°E
Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 3308 | 3397 | 3252 | 3422 | 3748 | 3632 | 3690 |
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Places of interest
- The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
- The German military cemetery.
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)
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