Méricourt () is a
commune in the
Pas-de-Calais
The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...
department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
INSEE commune file
/ref> southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion.
History
The Courrières mine disaster
The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, caused the death of 1,099 miners in Northern France on 10 March 1906. This disaster was surpassed only by the Benxihu Colliery accident in China on 26 April 1942, which killed 1, ...
killed 1,099 on 10 March 1906. The communes affected were Méricourt, Billy-Montigny
Billy-Montigny (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
An ex- coalmining industrial town situated just east of the centre of Lens at the junction of the N43 and D46 roads. ...
, Noyelles-sous-Lens
Noyelles-sous-Lens (, literally ''Noyelles under Lens'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is east of the centre of Lens.
Administration
Noyelles-sous-Lens belongs to the Agglomeration community of Lens – ...
and Sallaumines.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
The following is a list of the 887 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
Official town website
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Communes of Pas-de-Calais
Populated places in Artois