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Meurchin () is a
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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Meurchin is a former
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town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the
First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. * The German military cemetery.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


A website about Meurchin and environs

Official town website

Website of the friends of the town of Meurchin
Communes of Pas-de-Calais Artois {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub