Mespaul (Breton: Mespaol) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Mespaul
Mespaol | |
|---|---|
 The church in Mespaul | |
Location of Mespaul  | |
  Mespaul  Mespaul | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′09″N 4°01′25″W / 48.6192°N 4.0236°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-de-Léon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Floc'h[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 934 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29148 /29420 |
| Elevation | 22–93 m (72–305 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 937 | — |
| 1975 | 814 | −1.99% |
| 1982 | 779 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 797 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 739 | −0.84% |
| 2009 | 886 | +1.83% |
| 2014 | 924 | +0.84% |
| 2020 | 932 | +0.14% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Mespaul are called in French Mespaulitains.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mespaul.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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