Moëlan-sur-Mer

Moëlan-sur-Mer
Molan
Commune
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
Coat of arms
Location of Moëlan-sur-Mer
Map
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 / 47.8150°N 3.6269°W / 47.8150; -3.6269
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Louise Grisel[1]
Area
1
47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,756
 • 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.

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.

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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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