Moëlan-sur-Mer

Moëlan-sur-Mer (Breton: Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

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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
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Pays de Quimperlé
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Marcel Le Pennec
Area ^1	47.30 km^2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,781
• 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 of Moëlan-sur-Mer

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	3103	3258	3609	3656	3839	4201	4132	4325	4432	4370

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	4360	4595	4653	4963	5213	5410	5481	5726	5887	6315

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	6640	6720	6659	6520	6543	6810	6517	6653	6276	6297

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008	2013
Population	6501	6596	6592	6932	7033

See also

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

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)