Merléac

Merléac (French pronunciation: [mɛʁleak]; Breton: Merleag) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Merléac Merleag
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Jacques, in Merléac
Location of Merléac
Merléac Show map of France Merléac Show map of Brittany
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  (2021)[2]	446
• Density	15/km2 (38/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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.

Sights

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]

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. French Ministry of Culture list for Côtes-d'Armor Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

External links

• Webpage about cultural heritage (in French)