Merris
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Bailleul-Sud-Ouest |
Intercommunality | Monts de Flandres - Plaine de la Lys |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jocelyne Duez |
Area1 | 10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 957 |
• Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59399 / 59270 |
Elevation | 18–61 m (59–200 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Merris is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Armentières, and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Béthune.
Heraldry
The arms of Merris are blazoned : Argent, 3 horns sable tied gules. (Hardifort, Merris and Oudezeele use the same arms.) |
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merris. |
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