Merris

Merris
Merris
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Merris
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul-Sud-Ouest
Intercommunality	Monts de Flandres - Plaine de la Lys
Mayor	Jocelyne Duez (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	18–61 m (59–200 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft)
Land area1	10.09 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population2	957  (1999)
- Density	95 /km2 (250 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59399/ 59270
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.

Coordinates: 50°42′59″N 2°39′40″E / 50.7164°N 2.6611°E / 50.7164; 2.6611

Merris is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Armentières, and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Béthune.

Heraldry

The arms of Merris are blazoned : Argent, 3 horns sable tied gules. (Hardifort, Merris and Oudezeele use the same arms)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file