Merck-Saint-Liévin

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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Merck-Saint-Liévin

(2020–2026) Philippe Hochart^[1]Area

11.85 km² (4.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

674 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62569 /62560

Elevation56–172 m (184–564 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merck-Saint-Liévin (French pronunciation: [mɛʁk sɛ̃ ljevɛ̃]; Picard: Merck-Saint-Lévin; West Flemish: Sint-Lievens-Merk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Merck-Saint-Liévin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D225 roads. The river Aa flows through the village.

Toponym

The name apparently refers to Saint Livinus of Ghent (martyred in 657 or 663), an Irish bishop who evangelized Flanders and Brabant, and is highly venerated in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	550	—
1975	547	−0.08%
1982	514	−0.88%
1990	517	+0.07%
1999	507	−0.22%
2007	569	+1.45%
2012	620	+1.73%
2017	656	+1.14%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

An eighteenth-century mill.
The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century

View from the south
Cemetery gate
The side entrance
Features on the spire
The nave
The font

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
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE