Méracq

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Méracq (French pronunciation: [meʁak]; Occitan: L'Omerac)[2] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.[3]

Méracq
The town hall of Méracq
The town hall of Méracq
Méracq is located in France
Méracq
Méracq
Méracq is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Méracq
Méracq
Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W / 43.509°N 0.386°W / 43.509; -0.386
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonArtix et Pays de Soubestre
IntercommunalityLuys en Béarn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Duplantier[1]
Area
1
8.24 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64380 /64410
Elevation109–245 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.

Name

Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).[4]

Its name in Gascon is L'Oumerac.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Patrimoine linguistique béarnais et gascon. Projet de signalétique bilingue – département des pyrénées-atlantiques" (PDF). 25 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque