Misplaced Pages

Mellac Mellag
Commune
The town hall in Mellac
Coat of arms
Location of Mellac
MellacShow map of FranceMellacShow map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 3°34′36″W / 47.9047°N 3.5767°W / 47.9047; -3.5767
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Quimperlé
Intercommunality	CA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Chapoulie
Area	26.38 km (10.19 sq mi)
Population	3,371
• Density	130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29147 /29300
Elevation	12–101 m (39–331 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mellac (French pronunciation: [mɛlak]; Breton: Mellag) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Mellac are called in French Mellacois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,250 —     1800 1,312 +0.69% 1806 1,020 −4.11% 1821 1,216 +1.18% 1831 1,141 −0.63% 1836 1,259 +1.99% 1841 1,188 −1.15% 1846 1,299 +1.80% 1851 1,302 +0.05% 1856 1,272 −0.47% 1861 1,350 +1.20% 1866 1,370 +0.29% 1872 1,213 −2.01% 1876 1,326 +2.25% 1881 1,371 +0.67% 1886 1,409 +0.55% 1891 1,421 +0.17% 1896 1,496 +1.03%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,501 +0.07% 1906 1,475 −0.35% 1911 1,456 −0.26% 1921 1,469 +0.09% 1926 1,452 −0.23% 1931 1,435 −0.24% 1936 1,357 −1.11% 1946 1,412 +0.40% 1954 1,264 −1.37% 1962 1,283 +0.19% 1968 1,390 +1.34% 1975 1,638 +2.37% 1982 1,855 +1.79% 1990 2,192 +2.11% 1999 2,314 +0.60% 2009 2,618 +1.24% 2014 2,899 +2.06% 2020 3,303 +2.20%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

The village centre is located 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northeast of Quimperlé. Historically, Mellac belongs to Cornouaille. The river Isole forms the commune's northern and eastern borders.

Neighboring communes

Mellac is border by Saint-Thurien and Querrien to the north, by Tréméven to the east, by Quimperlé and Baye to the south and by Le Trévoux and Bannalec to the west.

Map

History

The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1562.

Gallery

• Manor of Kernault
• Granary of Manor of Kernault
• The parish church

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mellac, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Cultural Heritage (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);

v t e  Communes of the Finistère department
Argol Arzano Audierne Bannalec Baye Bénodet Berrien Beuzec-Cap-Sizun Bodilis Bohars Bolazec Botmeur Botsorhel Bourg-Blanc Brasparts Brélès Brennilis Brest Briec Camaret-sur-Mer Carantec Carhaix-Plouguer Cast Châteaulin Châteauneuf-du-Faou Cléden-Cap-Sizun Cléden-Poher Cléder Clohars-Carnoët Clohars-Fouesnant Le Cloître-Pleyben Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec Coat-Méal Collorec Combrit Commana Concarneau Confort-Meilars Le Conquet Coray Crozon Daoulas Dinéault Dirinon Douarnenez Le Drennec Edern Elliant Ergué-Gabéric Le Faou La Feuillée Le Folgoët La Forest-Landerneau La Forêt-Fouesnant Fouesnant Garlan Gouesnac'h Gouesnou Gouézec Goulien Goulven Gourlizon Guengat Guerlesquin Guiclan Guilers Guiler-sur-Goyen Guilligomarc'h Guilvinec Guimaëc Guimiliau Guipavas Guissény Hanvec Henvic Hôpital-Camfrout Huelgoat Île de Batz Île de Sein Île-Tudy Irvillac Le Juch Kergloff Kerlaz Kerlouan Kernilis Kernouës Kersaint-Plabennec Lampaul-Guimiliau Lampaul-Plouarzel Lampaul-Ploudalmézeau Lanarvily Landéda Landeleau Landerneau Landévennec Landivisiau Landrévarzec Landudal Landudec Landunvez Langolen Lanhouarneau Lanildut Lanmeur Lannéanou Lannédern Lanneuffret Lannilis Lanrivoaré Lanvéoc Laz Lennon Lesneven Leuhan Loc-Brévalaire Loc-Eguiner Locmaria-Plouzané Locmélar Locquénolé Locquirec Locronan Loctudy Locunolé Logonna-Daoulas Lopérec Loperhet Loqueffret Lothey Mahalon La Martyre Melgven Mellac Mespaul Milizac-Guipronvel Moëlan-sur-Mer Molène Morlaix Motreff Névez Ouessant Pencran Penmarch Peumerit Plabennec Pleuven Pleyben Pleyber-Christ Plobannalec-Lesconil Ploéven Plogastel-Saint-Germain Plogoff Plogonnec Plomelin Plomeur Plomodiern Plonéis Plonéour-Lanvern Plonévez-du-Faou Plonévez-Porzay Plouarzel Ploudalmézeau Ploudaniel Ploudiry Plouédern Plouégat-Guérand Plouégat-Moysan Plouénan Plouescat Plouezoc'h Plougar Plougasnou Plougastel-Daoulas Plougonvelin Plougonven Plougoulm Plougourvest Plouguerneau Plouguin Plouhinec Plouider Plouigneau Ploumoguer Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages Plounéour-Ménez Plounéventer Plounévézel Plounévez-Lochrist Plourin Plourin-lès-Morlaix Plouvien Plouvorn Plouyé Plouzané Plouzévédé Plovan Plozévet Pluguffan Pont-Aven Pont-Croix Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch Pont-l'Abbé Porspoder Port-Launay Pouldergat Pouldreuzic Poullan-sur-Mer Poullaouen Primelin Quéménéven Querrien Quimper Quimperlé Rédené Le Relecq-Kerhuon Riec-sur-Bélon La Roche-Maurice Roscanvel Roscoff Rosnoën Rosporden Saint-Coulitz Saint-Derrien Saint-Divy Saint-Eloy Sainte-Sève Saint-Évarzec Saint-Frégant Saint-Goazec Saint-Hernin Saint-Jean-du-Doigt Saint-Jean-Trolimon Saint-Martin-des-Champs Saint-Méen Saint-Nic Saint-Pabu Saint-Pol-de-Léon Saint-Renan Saint-Rivoal Saint-Sauveur Saint-Ségal Saint-Servais Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner Saint-Thois Saint-Thonan Saint-Thurien Saint-Urbain Saint-Vougay Saint-Yvi Santec Scaër Scrignac Sibiril Sizun Spézet Taulé Telgruc-sur-Mer Tourch Trébabu Treffiagat Tréflaouénan Tréflévénez Tréflez Trégarantec Trégarvan Tréglonou Trégourez Tréguennec Trégunc Le Tréhou Trémaouézan Tréméoc Tréméven Tréogat Tréouergat Le Trévoux Trézilidé
: prefecture : subprefecture

This Finistère geographical article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Communes of Finistère
• Finistère geography stubs