Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais

Méricourt
The town hall of Méricourt
Location of Méricourt
Méricourt
Méricourt
Coordinates: 50°24′11″N 2°52′00″E / 50.4031°N 2.8667°E / 50.4031; 2.8667
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonAvion
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Baude
Area
1
7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
11,651
  Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62570 /62680
Elevation31–63 m (102–207 ft)
(avg. 55 m or 180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méricourt (French pronunciation: [meʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion.