Méracq

Méracq (French pronunciation: [meʁak]; Occitan: L'Omerac)^[3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in south-western France.^[4]

Méracq
Commune
The town hall of Méracq
Location of Méracq
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Coordinates: 43°30′32″N 0°23′10″W
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  (2022)[2]	234
• Density	28/km2 (74/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.

Name

Historically, Méracq has been recorded as Meirac (13th century), Honerac (1538), Lo Merac (1546) and Louméracq (1863).^[5]

Its name in Gascon is L'Oumerac.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department