Méricourt | |
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_-_1.JPG) The town hall of Méricourt | |
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 Location of Méricourt | |
  Méricourt  Méricourt | |
| Coordinates:50°24′11″N2°52′00″E / 50.4031°N 2.8667°E /50.4031; 2.8667 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Avion |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Bernard Baude[1] |
Area 1 | 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 11,651 |
| • Density | 1,550/km2 (4,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62570 /62680 |
| Elevation | 31–63 m (102–207 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Méricourt (French pronunciation:[meʁikuʁ]) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lens The commune is part of thecanton of Avion.
TheCourrières mine disaster killed 1,099 on 10 March 1906. The communes affected were Méricourt,Billy-Montigny,Noyelles-sous-Lens andSallaumines.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 13,416 | — |
| 1975 | 13,806 | +0.41% |
| 1982 | 13,273 | −0.56% |
| 1990 | 12,330 | −0.92% |
| 1999 | 11,723 | −0.56% |
| 2007 | 12,087 | +0.38% |
| 2012 | 11,751 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 11,363 | −0.67% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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