Mercatel

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Sylvain Roy^[1]Area5.76 km² (2.22 sq mi)Population725 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation71–99 m (233–325 ft)
(avg. 88 m or 289 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mercatel (French pronunciation: [mɛʁkatɛl]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Mercatel is situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the N17 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	446	—
1975	526	+2.38%
1982	515	−0.30%
1990	546	+0.73%
1999	572	+0.52%
2007	628	+1.17%
2012	611	−0.55%
2017	697	+2.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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