Meurchin

Meurchin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Meurchin is a former coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial town, 7 mi northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D164 and the D165 roads.

Places of interest

 * The church of St.Peter, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
 * The German military cemetery.