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  (2022)[2]	2,156
• 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]