Méracq
Méracq | |
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Location of Méracq  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Arzacq-Arraziguet |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Arzacq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Duplantier |
| Area 1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | 216 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64380 /64410 |
| Elevation | 109–245 m (358–804 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Méracq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.
Name
Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[1]
Its name in Gascon is Lou Mérac.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- ^ http://www.locongres.org/oc/ressorsas/teledescargament/func-startdown/31/
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