Mesquer

Mesquer (French pronunciation: ​[mɛskɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Mesquer
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Coat of arms
Location of Mesquer
Mesquer Mesquer
Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	Cap Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Bernard
Area ^1	16.72 km^2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,941
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44097 /44420
Elevation	0–34 m (0–112 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,235	—
1806	1,437	+16.4%
1821	1,478	+2.9%
1831	1,605	+8.6%
1841	1,666	+3.8%
1851	1,825	+9.5%
1861	1,873	+2.6%
1872	1,814	−3.2%
1881	1,585	−12.6%
1891	1,513	−4.5%
1901	1,388	−8.3%
1911	1,369	−1.4%
1921	1,137	−16.9%
1931	1,050	−7.7%
1946	960	−8.6%
1954	1,007	+4.9%
1962	1,034	+2.7%
1968	1,019	−1.5%
1975	1,015	−0.4%
1982	1,201	+18.3%
1990	1,372	+14.2%
1999	1,473	+7.4%
2010	1,727	+17.2%
2017	1,941	+12.4%

References

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

See also

• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor with works in Mesquer