Meroux (French pronunciation: [meʁu], pronounced as Méroux) is a former commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Meroux-Moval.[2]
Meroux | |
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Part of Meroux-Moval | |
 Ouvrage de Meroux, by Thomas Bresson | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Meroux  | |
  Meroux  Meroux | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′47″N 6°54′01″E / 47.5964°N 6.9003°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort |
| Arrondissement | Belfort |
| Canton | Châtenois-les-Forges |
| Commune | Meroux-Moval |
Area 1 | 8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 898 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90400 |
| Elevation | 340–406 m (1,115–1,332 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 472 | — |
| 1968 | 464 | −1.7% |
| 1975 | 479 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 509 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 646 | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 660 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 787 | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 856 | +8.8% |
See also
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