Merck-Saint-Liévin
Merck-Saint-Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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 Aa river | |
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Location of Merck-Saint-Liévin 
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| Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°06′55″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Fruges |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francis Dhalleine |
| Area 1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 656 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/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. | |
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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 535 | 550 | 547 | 514 | 517 | 507 | 569 |
| 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merck-Saint-Liévin. |
- Merck-Saint-Liévin on the Insee website (in French)
View from the south
Cemetery gate
The side entrance
Features on the spire
The nave
The font
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