Meurchin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Frédéric Alloï^[1]Area4.64 km² (1.79 sq mi)Population3,717 • Density800/km² (2,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation17–45 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.

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,397	—
1975	3,252	−0.62%
1982	3,422	+0.73%
1990	3,748	+1.14%
1999	3,632	−0.35%
2007	3,662	+0.10%
2012	3,761	+0.53%
2017	3,786	+0.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

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