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Merck-Saint-Liévin (French pronunciation: ​[mɛʁk sɛ̃ ljevɛ̃]; Picard: Merck-Saint-Lévin; West Flemish: Sint-Lievens-Merk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

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Merck-Saint-Liévin
Commune
Aa river
Coat of arms
Location of Merck-Saint-Liévin
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Coordinates: 50°37′40″N 2°06′55″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Hochart
Area 1	11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	662
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62569 /62560
Elevation	56–172 m (184–564 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Merck-Saint-Liévin lies about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D225 roads. The river Aa flows through the village.

Toponym

The name apparently refers to Saint Livinus of Ghent (martyred in 657 or 663), an Irish bishop who evangelized Flanders and Brabant, and is highly venerated in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	550	—
1975	547	−0.08%
1982	514	−0.88%
1990	517	+0.07%
1999	507	−0.22%
2007	569	+1.45%
2012	620	+1.73%
2017	656	+1.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• An eighteenth-century mill.
• The church of St. Omer, dating from the seventeenth century

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  View from the south
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  Cemetery gate
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  The side entrance
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  Features on the spire
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  The nave
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  The font

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• Statistical data, INSEE

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