Merlimont

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CountryFrance
Area
1
21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
3,342
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Merlimont
Commune
The town hall of Merlimont
The town hall of Merlimont
Coat of arms of Merlimont
Coat of arms
Location of Merlimont
Merlimont is located in France
Merlimont
Merlimont
Merlimont is located in Hauts-de-France
Merlimont
Merlimont
Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 1°36′54″E / 50.4564°N 1.615°E / 50.4564; 1.615
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonÉtaples
IntercommunalityCA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mary Bonvoisin[1]
Area
1
21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,342
 • Density155.5/km2 (402.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62571 /62155
Elevation0–41 m (0–135 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merlimont (French pronunciation: [mɛʁlimɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] facing north to the English Channel.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,310—    
19751,619+3.07%
19821,832+1.78%
19902,212+2.38%
19992,606+1.84%
20073,027+1.89%
20123,150+0.80%
20173,348+1.23%
20233,342−0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

Notable buildings

  • The town hall.
  • Saint Nicholas Church, on Rue Auguste-Biblocq.
  • The war memorial, created by the sculptor Jules Déchin and renovated in 2022. Located on either side of the monument are two cannons from a Mark IV tank, donated by the British Army at the end of the First World War. A tank driver training school was based in Merlimont.

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