Locmélar

Locmélar (Breton: Lokmelar) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Locmélar Lokmelar
Commune
The town hall in Locmélar
Coat of arms
Location of Locmélar
Locmélar Locmélar
Coordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Landivisiau
Intercommunality	Pays de Landivisiau
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pierre-Yves Moal
Area ^1	15.55 km^2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	471
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29131 /29400
Elevation	47–191 m (154–627 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toponymy

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and Mélar who is a Breton saint.

Population

Inhabitants of Locmélar are called in French Locmélariens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 883 —     1800 810 −8.3% 1806 929 +14.7% 1821 943 +1.5% 1831 1,039 +10.2% 1836 1,041 +0.2% 1841 1,094 +5.1% 1846 1,123 +2.7% 1851 1,178 +4.9% 1856 1,101 −6.5% 1861 1,085 −1.5% 1866 1,142 +5.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,050 −8.1% 1876 1,067 +1.6% 1881 1,051 −1.5% 1886 1,075 +2.3% 1891 1,054 −2.0% 1896 975 −7.5% 1901 978 +0.3% 1906 975 −0.3% 1911 977 +0.2% 1921 781 −20.1% 1926 764 −2.2% 1931 682 −10.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 651 −4.5% 1946 572 −12.1% 1954 512 −10.5% 1962 470 −8.2% 1968 445 −5.3% 1975 356 −20.0% 1982 349 −2.0% 1990 455 +30.4% 1999 469 +3.1% 2008 427 −9.0%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
• Locmélar Parish close
• List of the works of the Maître de Plougastel

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• 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)