Merck-Saint-Liévin
Encyclopedia
Merck-Saint-Liévin is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, on the D225 roads. The river Aa flows through the village.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Merck-Saint-Liévin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
, on the D225 roads. The river Aa flows through the village.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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