Méracq
Méracq | |
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Méracq | |
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region Méracq | |
Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°WCoordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Arzacq-Arraziguet |
Intercommunality | Canton of Arzacq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Duplantier |
Area1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
Population (2011)2 | 216 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 64380 / 64410 |
Elevation |
109–245 m (358–804 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 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. |
Méracq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.
Name
Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[1]
Its name in Gascon is Lou Mérac.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- ↑ http://www.locongres.org/oc/ressorsas/teledescargament/func-startdown/31/
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