Meurchin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°29′52″N 2°53′27″E / 50.4978°N 2.8908°ECoordinates: 50°29′52″N 2°53′27″E / 50.4978°N 2.8908°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Lens | |
| Canton | Wingles | |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Laurent Maillard | |
| Area1 | 4.64 km2 (1.79 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,690 | |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62573 /62410 | |
| Elevation | 17–45 m (56–148 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.
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