Moëlan-sur-Mer

Moëlan-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [mwɛlɑ̃ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Moëlan on Sea; Breton: Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France.

Moëlan-sur-Mer Molan
Commune
The beach at Kerfany-les-Pins, in Moëlan-sur-Mer
Coat of arms
Location of Moëlan-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 47°48′54″N 3°37′37″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Louise Grisel[1]
Area 1	47.30 km2 (18.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,763
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29150 /29350
Elevation	0–67 m (0–220 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as Moëlanais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,103 —     1800 3,258 +0.70% 1806 3,609 +1.72% 1821 3,656 +0.09% 1831 3,839 +0.49% 1836 4,201 +1.82% 1841 4,132 −0.33% 1846 4,325 +0.92% 1851 4,432 +0.49% 1856 4,370 −0.28% 1861 4,360 −0.05% 1866 4,595 +1.06% 1872 4,653 +0.21% 1876 4,963 +1.63% 1881 5,213 +0.99% 1886 5,410 +0.74% 1891 5,481 +0.26% 1896 5,726 +0.88%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,887 +0.56% 1906 6,315 +1.41% 1911 6,640 +1.01% 1921 6,720 +0.12% 1926 6,659 −0.18% 1931 6,520 −0.42% 1936 6,543 +0.07% 1946 6,810 +0.40% 1954 6,517 −0.55% 1962 6,653 +0.26% 1968 6,276 −0.97% 1975 6,297 +0.05% 1982 6,501 +0.46% 1990 6,596 +0.18% 1999 6,592 −0.01% 2007 6,879 +0.53% 2012 7,002 +0.36% 2017 6,781 −0.64%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Jean Joncourt, sculptor of the local war memorial