Mérélessart
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Mérélessart is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The church in Mérélessart | |
 Location of Mérélessart | |
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| Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 1°51′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Gamaches |
| Intercommunality | CA Baie de Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Trencart[1] |
Area 1 | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 183 |
| • Density | 48.9/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80529 /80490 |
| Elevation | 84–122 m (276–400 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is situated on the D21 road, some 10 miles (16 km) south of Abbeville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 222 | — |
| 1975 | 223 | +0.06% |
| 1982 | 213 | −0.65% |
| 1990 | 191 | −1.35% |
| 1999 | 184 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 200 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 200 | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 197 | −0.30% |
| 2023 | 183 | −1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Saint-Martin's church. Known for the painting "La Charité de Saint-Martin" (a listed object,[4] restored 2005–2006), it was painted in 1854 by the artist Isidore Patrois.
- The chapel
- The wrought-iron Calvary
- The war memorial
