Merck-Saint-Liévin

Merck-Saint-Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Merck-Saint-Liévin
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
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  MayorFrancis Dhalleine
Area
1
11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
656
  Density55/km2 (140/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.

Geography

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

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

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
535550547514517507569
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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