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Merck-Saint-Liévin

Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°06′55″E / 50.6278°N 2.1153°E / 50.6278; 2.1153
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Merck-Saint-Liévin
Aa river
Aa river
Coat of arms of Merck-Saint-Liévin
Location of Merck-Saint-Liévin
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Merck-Saint-Liévin is located in France
Merck-Saint-Liévin
Merck-Saint-Liévin
Merck-Saint-Liévin is located in Hauts-de-France
Merck-Saint-Liévin
Merck-Saint-Liévin
Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°06′55″E / 50.6278°N 2.1153°E / 50.6278; 2.1153
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Hochart[1]
Area
1
11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
674
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62569 /62560
Elevation56–172 m (184–564 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merck-Saint-Liévin (French pronunciation: [mɛʁk sɛ̃ ljevɛ̃]; Picard: Merck-Saint-Lévin; West Flemish: Sint-Lievens-Merk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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Merck-Saint-Liévin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D225 roads. The river Aa flows through the village.

Toponym

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The name apparently refers to Saint Livinus of Ghent (martyred in 657 or 663), an Irish bishop who evangelized Flanders and Brabant, and is highly venerated in northern France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968550—    
1975547−0.08%
1982514−0.88%
1990517+0.07%
1999507−0.22%
2007569+1.45%
2012620+1.73%
2017656+1.14%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • An eighteenth-century mill.
  • The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century

Transport

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The station building, 2013.

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Merck-Saint-Lièvin in 1881.[5] The railway was closed in 1955.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

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  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
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