Mesquer

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

Mesquer Mèsqé (Gallo) Mesker (Breton)
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Coat of arms
Location of Mesquer
Mesquer Show map of France Mesquer Show map of Pays de la Loire
Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Bernard[1]
Area 1	16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,112
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44097 /44420
Elevation	0–34 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.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mesquer, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

See also

• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor with works in Mesquer