Maël-Carhaix

Maël-Carhaix (French pronunciation: [mɛl kaʁɛ]; Breton: Mêl-Karaez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Maël-Carhaix Mêl-Karaez
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Maël-Carhaix
Coat of arms
Location of Maël-Carhaix
Maël-Carhaix Show map of France Maël-Carhaix Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°17′03″N 3°25′24″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Kreiz-Breizh
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rolande Le Borgne[1]
Area 1	36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,463
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22137 /22340
Elevation	114–243 m (374–797 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,919	—
1968	2,046	+6.6%
1975	1,832	−10.5%
1982	1,663	−9.2%
1990	1,613	−3.0%
1999	1,538	−4.6%
2008	1,565	+1.8%

Inhabitants of Maël-Carhaix are called maël-carhaisiens in French.

Breton language

In 2008, 13.37% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mael Carhaix 15 July 2009 (c) Andy Clarke^{[dead link]}