Mérignies

Mérignies
Mérignies
Commune
	The church in Mérignies
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mérignies
	Mérignies Mérignies
	Coordinates: 50°30′23″N3°06′39″E / 50.5064°N 3.1108°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Dhallewyn
Area 1	8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population (2021)	3,360
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59398 /59710
Elevation	32–56 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.

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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]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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	The arms of Mérignies are blazoned : Plumetty Or and sable. (Mérignies and Vendeville use the same arms.)

Twinning

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References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE
↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[4] Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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