Mérignies

Mérignies (French pronunciation: [meʁiɲi]) is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[3] The village is situated around 19 kilometres outside of the city of Lille and in 2019 had a recorded population of 3,199.[4]

Mérignies
The church in Mérignies
The church in Mérignies
Coat of arms of Mérignies
Location of Mérignies
Mérignies is located in France
Mérignies
Mérignies
Mérignies is located in Hauts-de-France
Mérignies
Mérignies
Coordinates: 50°30′23″N 3°06′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityCC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Paul Dhallewyn[1]
Area
1
8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,360
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59398 /59710
Elevation32–56 m (105–184 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 869    
1975 1,077+3.11%
1982 1,462+4.46%
1990 1,724+2.08%
1999 2,055+1.97%
2007 2,269+1.25%
2012 2,632+3.01%
2017 3,065+3.09%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Mérignies
Arms of Mérignies
The arms of Mérignies are blazoned :

Plumetty Or and sable. (Mérignies and Vendeville use the same arms.)



Twinning

See also

References


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