Melrand Mêlrant | |
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 TheCalvary of Melrand, on the road toGuémené-sur-Scorff | |
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 Location of Melrand | |
  Melrand  Melrand | |
| Coordinates:47°58′52″N3°06′37″W / 47.9811°N 3.1103°W /47.9811; -3.1103 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Pontivy |
| Intercommunality | Baud Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Charles Boulouard[1] |
Area 1 | 40.39 km2 (15.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,559 |
| • Density | 38.60/km2 (99.97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56128 /56310 |
| Elevation | 32–161 m (105–528 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Melrand (French pronunciation:[mɛlʁɑ̃];Breton:Mêlrant) is acommune in theMorbihandepartment ofBrittany in north-western France.[3]
Inhabitants of Melrand are called in FrenchMelrandais. Melrand's population peaked at 3,712 in 1921 and declined to 1,520 in 2020. This represents a 59% decrease in total population since the peak census figure.
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The village centre is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest ofPontivy and 32 km (20 mi) northeast ofLorient. Historically, the village belongs to theVannetais. TheBlavet river forms the eastern border of the commune. The Sarre river, a tributary of the Blavet river, flows through Melrand.
Melrand is border byBubry to the west, byGuern to the north, byPluméliau-Bieuzy to the east and byQuistinic to the south.
In 2008, 31.4% of children in the commune attended schools taught in Breton and French for their primary education.[6]
In September 1592, the Spanish mercenaries in the service of the Duke of Mercœur plundered all the neighboring parishes ofGuémené, including Melrand.
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