Merckeghem

Merckeghem
Commune
The road into Merckeghem
Coat of arms
Location of Merckeghem
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Coordinates: 50°51′44″N 2°17′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2018-2020)	Danielle Vanmaele
Area 1	10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	614
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Merckeghemois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59397 /59470
Elevation	0–63 m (0–207 ft) (avg. 62 m or 203 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merckeghem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Politics

Presidential elections 2nd round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" |	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	54.29
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	57.49
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	62.57
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	71.34

Heraldry

Arms of Merckeghem

The arms of Merckeghem are blazoned : Or, 2 croziers in saltire respectant gules, between 3 corbies sable and a mount vert.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file