Merléac
Merléac
Merleag | |
|---|---|
_Chapelle_Saint-Jacques_01.JPG) The chapel of Saint-Jacques, in Merléac | |
Location of Merléac | |
  Merléac Location within France  Merléac Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°16′41″N 2°53′51″W / 48.2781°N 2.8975°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Guerlédan |
| Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Carrée[1] |
Area 1 | 30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 481 |
| • Density | 16.0/km2 (41.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22149 /22460 |
| Elevation | 114–311 m (374–1,020 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Merléac (French pronunciation: [mɛʁleak]; Breton: Merleag) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 885 | — |
| 1975 | 763 | −2.10% |
| 1982 | 639 | −2.50% |
| 1990 | 506 | −2.87% |
| 1999 | 509 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 509 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 479 | −1.21% |
| 2017 | 434 | −1.95% |
| 2023 | 481 | +1.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Merléac are called merléaciens in French.
Sights
The Saint-Jacques chapel in the hamlet of Saint-Léon, which is located on the territory of the commune of Merléac, was declared a historic site on December 1, 1908.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ French Ministry of Culture list for Côtes-d'Armor Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Merléac.
- Webpage about cultural heritage (in French)
