Mesquer (French pronunciation: [mɛskɛʁ]; Gallo: Mésqè, Breton: Mesker) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Mesquer
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Commune | |
 Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mesquer  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W / 47.4003°N 2.4586°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
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References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mesquer, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
See also
edit- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
- Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
- The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor with works in Mesquer
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