Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais

Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion.

WWW mairie-mericourt.fr

History

The Courrières mine disaster killed 1,099 on 10 March 1906. The communes affected were Méricourt, Billy-Montigny, Noyelles-sous-Lens and Sallaumines.