Mérial

For the animal health company, see Merial.

Mérial (French pronunciation: [meʁjal] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Merial) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Mérial
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Mérial
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Coordinates: 42°47′18″N 1°58′47″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Limoux
Canton	La Haute-Vallée de l'Aude
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Muratorio[1]
Area 1	17.19 km2 (6.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	30
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11230 /11140
Elevation	880–2,027 m (2,887–6,650 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	28	—
1968	44	+57.1%
1975	34	−22.7%
1982	30	−11.8%
1990	26	−13.3%
1999	21	−19.2%
2008	26	+23.8%

See also

• Communes of the Aude department