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Meslan

Meslan is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Meslan
Mêlann
Commune
The parish church in Meslan
The parish church in Meslan
Coat of arms of Meslan
Coat of arms
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Location of Meslan
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Coordinates: 47°59′42″N 3°25′49″W / 47.995°N 3.4303°W / 47.995; -3.4303
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2026–32) Sébastien Wacrenier1
Area
1
37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
1,479
 • Density39.83/km2 (103.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56131 /56320
Elevation35–160 m (115–525 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Inhabitants of Meslan are called in French Meslannais.

Geography

Historically it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of them consist in two or three houses but others are more important like Bonigeard. The river Ellé forms the western border of the commune.

Neighboring communes

Map

Topographic map

List of places

  • Bihilic
  • Bodaval
  • Bonijard
  • Botquédan
  • Bourriec
  • Bugnes, les
  • Château de Boblaye
  • Clandy, le
  • Cosquer, le
  • Drennec, le
  • Gare, la
  • Garvic, le
  • Guellec, le
  • Guernebrest
  • Guernehors
  • Guernévé
  • Harlenton, le
  • Keranna
  • Kerandouarn
  • Kerantoc
  • Kerbourriec
  • Kerbreton
  • Kerdaniel
  • Kerflémic
  • Kerforner
  • Kerguerizen
  • Kerguilloux
  • Kerguisquet
  • Kerhoat
  • Keriquel
  • Kermabon
  • Keroualc'h
  • Kerozen
  • Kervélégan
  • Kervelen
  • Kervran
  • Kervrec'h Coz
  • Kervrec'h Nevez
  • Keryouac'h
  • Leslehé
  • Méléné
  • Melmélégan
  • Méné Morgant
  • Mézomeur
  • Moulin Bégasse
  • Moulin de Boblaye
  • Moulin Julien
  • Moustoir, le
  • Nénevé Bihan
  • Nénevé Braz
  • Ouennec, le
  • Pencleu
  • Penquelen
  • Penvern
  • Petit Boblaye
  • Pistiagon
  • Pont Foriec
  • Pont Tanguy
  • Prat Guen
  • Prat Méno
  • Quesquédan
  • Restédou
  • Restemboblaye
  • Resclen
  • Restern
  • Restinois
  • Roscalet
  • Rosglas
  • Rozanpouillot
  • Roz Guilloux
  • Runo, le
  • Saint Georges
  • Saint Patern
  • Saint Tréhien
  • Saint Yzaouen
  • Salles de Boblaye, les
  • Stang Groez
  • Stang Hingant
  • Toulhoat
  • Tulin
  • Villegoadec
  • Villebriant
  • Villéon

History

The parish church, placed under the patronage of Saint Mélaine, was rebuilt in 1577. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1678. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of chouans on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795.

Monuments

  • Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
    Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
  • calvary of Bonigeard
    calvary of Bonigeard
  • Chapel of Saint-Patern
    Chapel of Saint-Patern
  • Chapel of Saint-Georges
    Chapel of Saint-Georges
  • Manor of Kerroualch
    Manor of Kerroualch
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Meslan, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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