Merris

Merris
Commune
A general view of Merris
Coat of arms
Location of Merris
Merris Merris
Coordinates: 50°42′59″N 2°39′40″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Yves Delfolie
Area 1	10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,049
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym	Merrisiens(iennes)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59399 /59270
Elevation	18–61 m (59–200 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Armentières, and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Béthune.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	54.33
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	63.05
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	61.51
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	83.45

Heraldry

Arms of Merris

The arms of Merris are blazoned : Argent, 3 horns sable tied gules. (Hardifort, Merris and Oudezeele use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

Specific