Meslan
Meslan
Commune in Brittany, France
Meslan (French pronunciation: [melɑ̃]; Breton: Mêlann) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Meslan
Mêlann | |
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Coordinates: 47°59′42″N 3°25′49″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Pontivy |
Canton | Gourin |
Intercommunality | Roi Morvan Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Wacrenier[1] |
Area 1 | 37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,456 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56131 /56320 |
Elevation | 35–160 m (115–525 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants of Meslan are called in French Meslannais.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5] |
Historically it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of them consist in two or three houses but others are more important like Bonigeard. The river Ellé forms the western border of the commune.
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The parish church, placed under the patronage of Saint Mélaine, was rebuilt in 1577. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1678. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of chouans on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795.
- Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
- calvary of Bonigeard
- Chapel of Saint-Patern
- Chapel of Saint-Georges
- Manor of Kerroualch
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Meslan, EHESS (in French).
- Official site (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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