Melgven
| Melgven Mêlwenn | |
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The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven | |
  Melgven | |
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Location within Brittany region  Melgven | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′24″N 3°50′05″W / 47.9067°N 3.8347°WCoordinates: 47°54′24″N 3°50′05″W / 47.9067°N 3.8347°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Bannalec |
| Intercommunality | Concarneau-Cornouaille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Michelle Le Breton-Helwig |
| Area1 | 51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 3,243 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29146 / 29140 |
| Elevation | 1–155 m (3.3–508.5 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Melgven (Breton: Mêlwenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Melgven are called in French Melgvinois.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2133 | 2239 | 2009 | 2029 | 2190 | 2195 | 2274 | 2296 | 2241 | 2327 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2378 | 2448 | 2632 | 2803 | 2874 | 2950 | 2928 | 2933 | 2949 | 2858 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2834 | 2879 | 3023 | 2986 | 3018 | 2886 | 2849 | 3072 | 2403 | 2809 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2987 | 2947 | 3243 |
Sights
- A gothic church from the 14th century at the center of the village[1]
- Chapelle de Bonne Nouvelle dedicated to notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle[1]
- Chapelle de la Trinité built at the 16th century by the atelier de Saint Herbot[1]
Gallery
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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Coat-an-Poudou_-_2.jpg)
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (Melgven)_-_1.jpg)
Chapelle Saint-Antoine (Melgven)
See also
References
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melgven. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Melgven (French)
- Twinning
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