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Commune in Brittany, France
Locmélar Lokmelar
Commune
The town hall in LocmélarThe town hall in Locmélar
Coat of arms of LocmélarCoat of arms
Location of Locmélar
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Coordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W / 48.4542°N 4.0639°W / 48.4542; -4.0639
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonLandivisiau
IntercommunalityPays de Landivisiau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Cadiou
Area15.55 km (6.00 sq mi)
Population476
 • Density31/km (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29131 /29400
Elevation47–191 m (154–627 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locmélar (French pronunciation: [lɔkmelaʁ]; Breton: Lokmelar) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and Mélar who is a Breton saint.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 445—    
1975 356−3.14%
1982 349−0.28%
1990 455+3.37%
1999 469+0.34%
2009 428−0.91%
2014 455+1.23%
2020 472+0.61%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Locmélar are called in French Locmélariens.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 Communes of the Finistère department


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