Merlimont
Encyclopedia
Merlimont is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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. Long, wide sandy beaches and huge sand-dunes are the most obvious features.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Merlimont lies on the coast of France, facing northwards to the English ChannelEnglish Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
. Long, wide sandy beaches and huge sand-dunes are the most obvious features.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1095 | 1310 | 1619 | 1832 | 2212 | 2606 | 3061 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||