Merck-Saint-Liévin
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Merck-Saint-Liévin | |
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 Aa river | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Merck-Saint-Liévin  | |
  Merck-Saint-Liévin  Merck-Saint-Liévin | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°06′55″E / 50.6278°N 2.1153°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Hochart[1] |
Area 1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 674 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62569 /62560 |
| Elevation | 56–172 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 550 | — |
| 1975 | 547 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 514 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 517 | +0.07% |
| 1999 | 507 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 569 | +1.45% |
| 2012 | 620 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 656 | +1.14% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- An eighteenth-century mill.
- The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century
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View from the south -
Cemetery gate -
The side entrance -
Features on the spire -
The nave -
The font
Transport
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
- ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.
Sources
[edit]- Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.
External links
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