Melgven

Melgven (Breton: Mêlwenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Melgven

Mêlwenn
Commune
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
Location of Melgven
Melgven
Melgven
Coordinates: 47°54′24″N 3°50′05″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonConcarneau
IntercommunalityConcarneau-Cornouaille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Catherine Esvant
Area
1
51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,356
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29146 /29140
Elevation1–155 m (3.3–508.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Melgven are called Melgvinois in French.

Historical population of Melgven
Year1793180018211831183618411846185118561861
Population2133223920092029219021952274229622412327
Year1866187218761881188618911896190119061911
Population2378244826322803287429502928293329492858
Year1921192619311936194619541962196819751982
Population2834287930232986301828862849307224032809
Year199019992008
Population298729473243

Sights
  • A gothic church from the 14th century at the center of the village[2]
  • Chapelle de Bonne Nouvelle dedicated to notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle[2]
  • Chapelle de la Trinité built at the 16th century by the atelier de Saint Herbot[2]
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame de Coat-an-Poudou
  • Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (Melgven)
  • Chapelle Saint-Antoine (Melgven)

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Official site
Twinning


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