Meslan
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Meslan Mêlann |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy | |
| Canton | Gourin | |
| Community association | Roi Morvan Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 26 ′ W | |
| height | 35-160 m | |
| surface | 37.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,424 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56320 | |
| INSEE code | 56131 | |
| Website | http://www.meslan.fr | |
Meslan ( Breton : Mêlann ) is a French municipality with 1424 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Roi Morvan Communauté .
geography
Meslan is located in the northwest of the Morbihan department on the border with the Finistère department and is part of the Pays du Roi Morvan.
Neighboring municipalities are Priziac in the north, Berné in the east, the municipalities in the Finistère department of Guilligomarc'h in the south and Querrien in the southwest, Lanvénégen in the west and Le Faouët in the northwest.
The place itself is, despite numerous streets that lead through it, a bit away from important thoroughfares. A few kilometers west of Meslan, the D769 runs from Saint-Pol-de-Léon to Lorient . The most important national road connection is the N165 further south. Meslan had a station on the Chemins de fer du Morbihan .
The most important bodies of water are the Ellé River and the Noguette , Kerloas , Kervazo and La Gare streams . In some cases, these also form the municipal and departmental borders. There are several ponds in the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 1,835 | 1,656 | 1,608 | 1,630 | 1,452 | 1,193 | 1,242 |
history
Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro Gwened (French: Vannetais) and within this region to the Bro Bourlet (French: Pays Pourlet) area and shares its history. Meslan has belonged to the canton of Le Faouët since 1793.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Meslan
- Saint-Melaine village church from the 12th-16th centuries century
- Saint-Paterne chapel (also Saint-Patern) from 1642
- Saint-Georges chapel from the 16th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Catherine in Bonigeard from the 17th or 18th century
- former Saint-Armel chapel from the 16th century
- Bonigeard Calvary from the 16th century
- three fountains: Bonigeard , Saint Armel and Bourg
- 19th century Boblaye Castle
- Mansion Kerroualch (also Villa Mouale) from the 17th century
- Mansion Restinois 17th century
- former Stanghingant mansion from the 18th century
- old mills in Beace, L'Etang, Les Landes, Nartnouais and Stenghenegant (also Stanghingant)
- Stele of Zen Penvern from the Iron Age
The Mayor's Office of Meslan
Saint-Melaine village church in Meslan
Saint-Paterne chapel
Saint-Georges Chapel
Sainte-Catherine Chapel
Calvary of Bonigeard
Statue of Saint-Diboen in the Bonigeard fountain
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 262-264.
Individual evidence
- ^ Map with the municipalities of the Pays du Roi Morvan
- ^ Meslan on Cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Sights ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sights of the community ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
