Locmélar
| Locmélar Lokmelar | ||
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The town hall in Locmélar | ||
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  Locmélar | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Locmélar | ||
| Coordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W / 48.4542°N 4.0639°WCoordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W / 48.4542°N 4.0639°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Sizun | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Pierre-Yves Moal | |
| Area1 | 15.55 km2 (6.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 427 | |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29131 / 29400 | |
| Elevation | 47–191 m (154–627 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Locmélar (Breton: Lokmelar) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Toponymy
From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and Mélar who is a Breton saint.
Population
Inhabitants of Locmélar are called in French Locmélariens.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 883 | — |
| 1800 | 810 | −8.3% |
| 1806 | 929 | +14.7% |
| 1821 | 943 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 1,039 | +10.2% |
| 1836 | 1,041 | +0.2% |
| 1841 | 1,094 | +5.1% |
| 1846 | 1,123 | +2.7% |
| 1851 | 1,178 | +4.9% |
| 1856 | 1,101 | −6.5% |
| 1861 | 1,085 | −1.5% |
| 1866 | 1,142 | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 1,050 | −8.1% |
| 1876 | 1,067 | +1.6% |
| 1881 | 1,051 | −1.5% |
| 1886 | 1,075 | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 1,054 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | 975 | −7.5% |
| 1901 | 978 | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 975 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 977 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 781 | −20.1% |
| 1926 | 764 | −2.2% |
| 1931 | 682 | −10.7% |
| 1936 | 651 | −4.5% |
| 1946 | 572 | −12.1% |
| 1954 | 512 | −10.5% |
| 1962 | 470 | −8.2% |
| 1968 | 445 | −5.3% |
| 1975 | 356 | −20.0% |
| 1982 | 349 | −2.0% |
| 1990 | 455 | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 469 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 427 | −9.0% |
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locmélar. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Locmélar (French)
