Mellac (French pronunciation: [mɛlak]; Breton: Mellag) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Mellac
Mellag | |
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The town hall in Mellac | |
Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 3°34′36″W / 47.9047°N 3.5767°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Quimper |
Canton | Quimperlé |
Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Franck Chapoulie[1] |
Area 1 | 26.38 km2 (10.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,329 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29147 /29300 |
Elevation | 12–101 m (39–331 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
editInhabitants of Mellac are called in French Mellacois.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4] |
Geography
editThe village centre is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of Quimperlé. Historically, Mellac belongs to Cornouaille. The river Isole forms the commune's northern and eastern borders.
Neighboring communes
editMellac is border by Saint-Thurien and Querrien to the north, by Tréméven to the east, by Quimperlé and Baye to the south and by Le Trévoux and Bannalec to the west.
Map
editHistory
editThe oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1562.
Gallery
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Manor of Kernault
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Granary of Manor of Kernault
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The parish church
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mellac, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Mellac.
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);