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Merlimont () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Merlimont lies on the coast of France, facing northwards to the
English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
. Long, wide sandy beaches and huge sand-dunes are the most obvious features.


Population


Places of interest

*
Bagatelle Bagatelle (from the Château de Bagatelle) is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the 19th century) past wooden pins (which act as obstacles) into holes that are guarded by woode ...
, a theme park, was opened in 1955.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


Merlimont’s own website


Communes of Pas-de-Calais Populated coastal places in France {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub