Mercatel

Mercatel
Mercatel
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Mercatel
Coordinates: 50°14′10″N 2°47′47″E / 50.2361°N 2.7964°E / 50.2361; 2.7964Coordinates: 50°14′10″N 2°47′47″E / 50.2361°N 2.7964°E / 50.2361; 2.7964
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Adrienne Crombez
Area1	5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	640
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62568 / 62217
Elevation	71–99 m (233–325 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 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.

Mercatel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Mercatel is situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the N17 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mercatel.

• The CWGC cemetery
• Mercatel on the Quid website (French)