Moëlan-sur-Mer

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.

Moëlan-sur-Mer Molan
Commune
The beach at Kerfany-les-Pins, in Moëlan-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Moëlan-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 3°37′37″W / 47.8150°N 3.6269°W / 47.8150; -3.6269
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Louise Grisel^[1]
Area ^1	47.30 km^2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	6,756
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29150 /29350
Elevation	0–67 m (0–220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as Moëlanais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Jean Joncourt, sculptor of the local war memorial

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". 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

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moëlan-sur-Mer.

• 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)