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Merris

commune in Nord, France
Organization commune_of_france Q680624
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Merris

Summary

Merris is a commune of France[1]. Merris ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #300 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merris received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].
  • Merris is located in canton of Bailleul-Sud-Ouest[4].
  • Merris is located in Nord[5].
  • Merris is located in arrondissement of Dunkirk[6].
  • Merris is in the country of France[7].
  • Merris's image is recorded as Merris-06.JPG[8].
  • Merris's instance of is recorded as commune of France[9].
  • Merris's shares border with is recorded as Méteren[10].
  • Merris's shares border with is recorded as Strazeele[11].
  • Merris's shares border with is recorded as Vieux-Berquin[12].
  • Merris's shares border with is recorded as Bailleul[13].
  • Merris's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason de la ville de Merris (59) Nord-France.svg[14].
  • Merris's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bexhill-on-Sea[15].
  • Merris's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237460957[16].
  • Merris's GND ID is recorded as 4671631-2[17].
  • Merris's locator map image is recorded as Map commune FR insee code 59399.png[18].
  • Merris's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15266971w[19].
  • Merris's postal code is recorded as 59270[20].
  • Merris's Commons category is recorded as Merris[21].
  • Merris's Insee municipality code is recorded as 59399[22].
  • Merris's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 74148[23].
  • Merris's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[24].
  • Merris's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[25].
  • Merris's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.715277777778, 'lon': 2.6613888888889}[26].
  • Merris's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03mfbtf[27].

Body

Identity

Merris's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Merris'}[28].

Recognition

Merris received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

Why It Matters

Merris ranks in the top 0.97% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #300 of 31,031).[2] Merris has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Merris receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . INSEE code. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10.09'}
    Twinned administrative body → Bexhill-on-Sea
    Aliases → —
    Shares border with → Méteren, Strazeele, Vieux-Berquin +1
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30067|batch #30067]]"
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