Moëlan-sur-Mer

Moëlan-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [mwɛlɑ̃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Moëlan on Sea; Breton: Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

Moëlan-sur-Mer
Molan
The beach at Kerfany-les-Pins, in Moëlan-sur-Mer
The beach at Kerfany-les-Pins, in Moëlan-sur-Mer
Coat of arms of Moëlan-sur-Mer
Location of Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer is located in France
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer is located in Brittany
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 3°37′37″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Louise Grisel[1]
Area
1
47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
6,748
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29150 /29350
Elevation0–67 m (0–220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as Moëlanais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,103    
1800 3,258+0.70%
1806 3,609+1.72%
1821 3,656+0.09%
1831 3,839+0.49%
1836 4,201+1.82%
1841 4,132−0.33%
1846 4,325+0.92%
1851 4,432+0.49%
1856 4,370−0.28%
1861 4,360−0.05%
1866 4,595+1.06%
1872 4,653+0.21%
1876 4,963+1.63%
1881 5,213+0.99%
1886 5,410+0.74%
1891 5,481+0.26%
1896 5,726+0.88%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,887+0.56%
1906 6,315+1.41%
1911 6,640+1.01%
1921 6,720+0.12%
1926 6,659−0.18%
1931 6,520−0.42%
1936 6,543+0.07%
1946 6,810+0.40%
1954 6,517−0.55%
1962 6,653+0.26%
1968 6,276−0.97%
1975 6,297+0.05%
1982 6,501+0.46%
1990 6,596+0.18%
1999 6,592−0.01%
2007 6,879+0.53%
2012 7,002+0.36%
2017 6,781−0.64%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map

Topographic map

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Moëlan-sur-Mer, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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