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Meurchin

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Country
  
Department
  
Population (2006)
  
3,690

Local time
  
Monday 10:13 AM

Region
  
Canton
  
Area
  
4.64 km²

Arrondissement
  
Meurchin

Intercommunality
  
Communaupole de Lens-Liévin

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 76% Humidity

Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of Meurchin, France

Geography

Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
  • The German military cemetery.
  • References

    Meurchin Wikipedia


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