Méracq (French pronunciation: [meʁak]; Occitan: L'Omerac)[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.[4]
Méracq | |
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Commune | |
Location of Méracq | |
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Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
Arrondissement | Pau |
Canton | Artix et Pays de Soubestre |
Intercommunality | Luys en Béarn |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Duplantier[1] |
Area 1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
Population | 231 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[5]
Its name in Gascon is L'Oumerac.[3]
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