Moëlan-sur-Mer
Moëlan-sur-Mer (Breton: Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.
Moëlan-sur-Mer
Molan | |
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 The beach at Kerfany-les-Pins, in Moëlan-sur-Mer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Moëlan-sur-Mer 
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  Moëlan-sur-Mer  Moëlan-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 3°37′37″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Quimperlé |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marcel Le Pennec |
| Area 1 | 47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 6,781 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29150 /29350 |
| Elevation | 0–67 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.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 3103 | 3258 | 3609 | 3656 | 3839 | 4201 | 4132 | 4325 | 4432 | 4370 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 4360 | 4595 | 4653 | 4963 | 5213 | 5410 | 5481 | 5726 | 5887 | 6315 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 6640 | 6720 | 6659 | 6520 | 6543 | 6810 | 6517 | 6653 | 6276 | 6297 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Population | 6501 | 6596 | 6592 | 6932 | 7033 |
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Jean Joncourt, sculptor of the local war memorial
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moëlan-sur-Mer. |
- Official website (in French)
- 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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