Merléac (French pronunciation: [mɛʁleak]; Breton: Merleag) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Merléac
Merleag | |
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Commune | |
The chapel of Saint-Jacques, in Merléac | |
Location of Merléac ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°16′41″N 2°53′51″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
Canton | Guerlédan |
Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Carrée[1] |
Area 1 | 30.03 km2 (11.59 sq mi) |
Population | 431 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 22149 /22460 |
Elevation | 114–311 m (374–1,020 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 747 | — |
1968 | 885 | +18.5% |
1975 | 763 | −13.8% |
1982 | 639 | −16.3% |
1990 | 506 | −20.8% |
1999 | 509 | +0.6% |
2008 | 507 | −0.4% |
Inhabitants of Merléac are called merléaciens in French.
The Saint-Jacques chapel in the hamlet of Saint-Léon, which is located on the territory of the commune of Merléac, was declared a historic site on December 1, 1908.[3]
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