Merlimont
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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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.
Merlimont | |
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The town hall of Merlimont | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merlimont | |
  Merlimont  Merlimont | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′23″N 1°36′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Étaples |
| Intercommunality | CA 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 |
| • Density | 155.5/km2 (402.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62571 /62155 |
| Elevation | 0–41 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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,310 | — |
| 1975 | 1,619 | +3.07% |
| 1982 | 1,832 | +1.78% |
| 1990 | 2,212 | +2.38% |
| 1999 | 2,606 | +1.84% |
| 2007 | 3,027 | +1.89% |
| 2012 | 3,150 | +0.80% |
| 2017 | 3,348 | +1.23% |
| 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.
