Mérignies

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Mérignies

(2020–2026) Paul Dhallewyn^[1]Area

8.61 km² (3.32 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,360 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59398 /59710

Elevation32–56 m (105–184 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mérignies (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.^[3] The village is situated around 19 kilometres outside of the city of Lille and in 2019 had a recorded population of 3,199.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	869	—
1975	1,077	+3.11%
1982	1,462	+4.46%
1990	1,724	+2.08%
1999	2,055	+1.97%
2007	2,269	+1.25%
2012	2,632	+3.01%
2017	3,065	+3.09%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Mérignies are blazoned :

Plumetty Or and sable. (Mérignies and Vendeville use the same arms.)

Twinning

Kilmacolm, Scotland, United Kingdom (Since 2014, concluding with visits by delegations from both settlements)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE