Melrand
Mêlrant
Commune
The Calvary of Melrand, on the road to Guémené-sur-Scorff
The Calvary of Melrand, on the road to Guémené-sur-Scorff
Coat of arms of Melrand
Coat of arms
Location of Melrand
Melrand is located in France
Melrand
Melrand
Melrand is located in Brittany
Melrand
Melrand
Coordinates: 47°58′52″N 3°06′37″W / 47.9811°N 3.1103°W / 47.9811; -3.1103
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPontivy
IntercommunalityBaud Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Charles Boulouard[1]
Area
1
40.39 km2 (15.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,519
 • Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56128 /56310
Elevation32–161 m (105–528 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Melrand (French pronunciation: [mɛlʁɑ̃]; Breton: Mêlrant) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Melrand are called in French Melrandais. Melrand's population peaked at 3,712 in 1921 and declined to 1,520 in 2020. This represents a 59% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,635—    
1800 2,714+0.42%
1806 2,242−3.13%
1821 2,761+1.40%
1831 2,887+0.45%
1836 2,907+0.14%
1841 2,705−1.43%
1846 3,109+2.82%
1851 3,128+0.12%
1856 3,053−0.48%
1861 3,040−0.09%
1866 3,212+1.11%
1872 3,032−0.96%
1876 3,161+1.05%
1881 3,241+0.50%
1886 3,295+0.33%
1891 3,421+0.75%
1896 3,535+0.66%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,600+0.37%
1906 3,570−0.17%
1911 3,666+0.53%
1921 3,712+0.12%
1926 3,658−0.29%
1931 3,637−0.12%
1936 3,526−0.62%
1946 3,005−1.59%
1954 2,575−1.91%
1962 2,149−2.24%
1968 2,031−0.94%
1975 1,883−1.08%
1982 1,771−0.87%
1990 1,584−1.39%
1999 1,525−0.42%
2009 1,508−0.11%
2014 1,500−0.11%
2020 1,520+0.22%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

Geography

The village centre is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Pontivy and 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to the Vannetais. The Blavet river forms the eastern border of the commune. The Sarre river, a tributary of the Blavet river, flows through Melrand.

Neighbouring communes

Melrand is border by Bubry to the west, by Guern to the north, by Pluméliau-Bieuzy to the east and by Quistinic to the south.

Map

Topographic map

Breton language

In 2008, 31.4% of children in the commune attended schools taught in Breton and French for their primary education.[6]

History

In September 1592, the Spanish mercenaries in the service of the Duke of Mercœur plundered all the neighboring parishes of Guémené, including Melrand.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Melrand, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived 14 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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