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°ECoordinates: 50°14′10″N 2°47′47″E / 50.2361°N 2.7964°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Beaumetz-lès-Loges
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine d'Arras
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Adrienne Crombez
Area^1	5.76 km^2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	640
• Density	110/km^2 (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

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
436	446	526	515	546	572	640
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

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

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