Méracq

Méracq (French pronunciation: [meʁak]; Occitan: Lo Merac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.

Méracq
The town hall of Méracq
Location of Méracq
Méracq
Méracq
Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityLuys en Béarn
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Duplantier[1]
Area
1
8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
231
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64380 /64410
Elevation109–245 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.

Name

Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[3]

Its name in Gascon is Lou Mérac.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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