Mesquer

Mesquer
Mèsqé (Gallo)
Mesker (Breton)
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Location of Mesquer
Mesquer
Mesquer
Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W / 47.4003°N 2.4586°W / 47.4003; -2.4586
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonGuérande
IntercommunalityCA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Bernard[1]
Area
1
16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,156
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44097 /44420
Elevation0–34 m (0–112 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mesquer (French pronunciation: [mɛskɛʁ]; Gallo: Mésqè, Breton: Mesker) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,235—    
1821 1,478+0.64%
1846 1,713+0.59%
1872 1,814+0.22%
1901 1,388−0.92%
1926 1,090−0.96%
1946 960−0.63%
1962 1,034+0.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,019−0.24%
1975 1,015−0.06%
1982 1,201+2.43%
1990 1,372+1.68%
1999 1,467+0.75%
2007 1,681+1.72%
2012 1,759+0.91%
2017 1,941+1.99%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mesquer, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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