Meslan

Meslan
Mêlann
The parish church in Meslan
The parish church in Meslan
Coat of arms of Meslan
Location of Meslan
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Meslan is located in France
Meslan
Meslan
Meslan is located in Brittany
Meslan
Meslan
Coordinates: 47°59′42″N 3°25′49″W / 47.995°N 3.4303°W / 47.995; -3.4303
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Wacrenier[1]
Area
1
37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,456
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56131 /56320
Elevation35–160 m (115–525 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meslan (French pronunciation: [melɑ̃]; Breton: Mêlann) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Meslan are called in French Meslannais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,633—    
1800 1,695+0.53%
1806 1,636−0.59%
1821 1,755+0.47%
1831 1,699−0.32%
1836 1,860+1.83%
1841 1,650−2.37%
1846 1,889+2.74%
1851 1,876−0.14%
1856 1,840−0.39%
1861 1,814−0.28%
1866 1,940+1.35%
1872 1,822−1.04%
1876 1,876+0.73%
1881 1,938+0.65%
1886 2,028+0.91%
1891 2,022−0.06%
1896 2,168+1.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,214+0.42%
1906 2,398+1.61%
1911 2,470+0.59%
1921 2,515+0.18%
1926 2,790+2.10%
1931 2,553−1.76%
1936 2,533−0.16%
1946 2,244−1.20%
1954 2,044−1.16%
1962 1,835−1.34%
1968 1,656−1.70%
1975 1,608−0.42%
1982 1,630+0.19%
1990 1,452−1.44%
1999 1,193−2.16%
2009 1,318+1.00%
2014 1,416+1.44%
2020 1,438+0.26%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Geography

Historically it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of them consist in two or three houses but others are more important like Bonigeard. The river Ellé forms the western border of the commune.

Neighboring communes

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Topographic map

List of places

  • Bihilic
  • Bodaval
  • Bonijard
  • Botquédan
  • Bourriec
  • Bugnes, les
  • Château de Boblaye
  • Clandy, le
  • Cosquer, le
  • Drennec, le
  • Gare, la
  • Garvic, le
  • Guellec, le
  • Guernebrest
  • Guernehors
  • Guernévé
  • Harlenton, le
  • Keranna
  • Kerandouarn
  • Kerantoc
  • Kerbourriec
  • Kerbreton
  • Kerdaniel
  • Kerflémic
  • Kerforner
  • Kerguerizen
  • Kerguilloux
  • Kerguisquet
  • Kerhoat
  • Keriquel
  • Kermabon
  • Keroualc'h
  • Kerozen
  • Kervélégan
  • Kervelen
  • Kervran
  • Kervrec'h Coz
  • Kervrec'h Nevez
  • Keryouac'h
  • Leslehé
  • Méléné
  • Melmélégan
  • Méné Morgant
  • Mézomeur
  • Moulin Bégasse
  • Moulin de Boblaye
  • Moulin Julien
  • Moustoir, le
  • Nénevé Bihan
  • Nénevé Braz
  • Ouennec, le
  • Pencleu
  • Penquelen
  • Penvern
  • Petit Boblaye
  • Pistiagon
  • Pont Foriec
  • Pont Tanguy
  • Prat Guen
  • Prat Méno
  • Quesquédan
  • Restédou
  • Restemboblaye
  • Resclen
  • Restern
  • Restinois
  • Roscalet
  • Rosglas
  • Rozanpouillot
  • Roz Guilloux
  • Runo, le
  • Saint Georges
  • Saint Patern
  • Saint Tréhien
  • Saint Yzaouen
  • Salles de Boblaye, les
  • Stang Groez
  • Stang Hingant
  • Toulhoat
  • Tulin
  • Villegoadec
  • Villebriant
  • Villéon

History

The parish church, placed under the patronage of Saint Mélaine, was rebuilt in 1577. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1678. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of chouans on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795.

Monuments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Meslan, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE