Méracq
| Méracq | |
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  Méracq | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Méracq | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°WCoordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Arzacq-Arraziguet |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Arzacq |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre Duplantier |
| Area1 | 8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 216 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64380 / 64410 |
| Elevation |
109–245 m (358–804 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 ft) |
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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. | |
Méracq is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.
Name
Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[1]
Its name in Gascon is Lou Mérac.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
- ↑ http://www.locongres.org/oc/ressorsas/teledescargament/func-startdown/31/
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