Mérillac

Mérillac (French pronunciation: [meʁijak]; Breton: Merelieg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Mérillac Merelieg
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Mérillac
Location of Mérillac
Mérillac Show map of France Mérillac Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°15′24″N 2°23′35″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Broons
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Delahaye[1]
Area 1	13.86 km2 (5.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	242
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22148 /22230
Elevation	108–188 m (354–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Meu forms part of the commune's southern border.

The Rance forms part of the commune's western border, flows east-southeast through the middle of the commune, then forms most of its southeastern border.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	329	—
1968	385	+17.0%
1975	341	−11.4%
1982	337	−1.2%
1990	267	−20.8%
1999	241	−9.7%
2008	233	−3.3%

Inhabitants of Mérillac are called mérillaciens in French.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department