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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Méracq
Commune
The town hall of MéracqThe town hall of Méracq
Location of Méracq
Méracq is located in FranceMéracqMéracqShow map of FranceMéracq is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineMéracqMéracqShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W / 43.509; -0.386
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityLuys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Duplantier
Area8.24 km (3.18 sq mi)
Population234
 • Density28/km (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code64380 /64410
Elevation109–245 m (358–804 ft)
(avg. 197 m or 646 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Méracq (French pronunciation: [meʁak]; Occitan: L'Omerac) 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).

Its name in Gascon is L'Oumerac.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Patrimoine linguistique béarnais et gascon. Projet de signalétique bilingue – département des pyrénées-atlantiques" (PDF). 25 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  4. INSEE commune file
  5. Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque
Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department


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