Commune in Brittany, France
Locmélar Lokmelar | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Locmélar | |
Coat 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 | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Morlaix |
Canton | Landivisiau |
Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Cadiou |
Area | 15.55 km (6.00 sq mi) |
Population | 476 |
• Density | 31/km (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29131 /29400 |
Elevation | 47–191 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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
- Communes of the Finistère department
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
- Locmélar Parish close
- List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- 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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