Meurchin

Meurchin
Meurchin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Meurchin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Wingles
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Laurent Maillard
Area1	4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,690
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62573 / 62410
Elevation	17–45 m (56–148 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
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.

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

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

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)