Méracq

Méracq
Commune
The town hall of Méracq
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Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W / 43.509; -0.386Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W / 43.509; -0.386
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Artix et Pays de Soubestre
Intercommunality	Luys en Béarn
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Duplantier[1]
Area 1	8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	229
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64380 /64410
Elevation	109–245 m (358–804 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Méracq (French pronunciation: ​[meʁak]; Occitan: Lo Merac) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.

Name[]

Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).^[3]

Its name in Gascon is Lou Mérac.^[4]

See also[]

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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