Maël-Carhaix
Maël-Carhaix
Mêl-Karaez | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Maël-Carhaix | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Maël-Carhaix  | |
  Maël-Carhaix  Maël-Carhaix | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′03″N 3°25′24″W / 48.2842°N 3.4233°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Intercommunality | Kreiz-Breizh |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rolande Le Borgne[1] |
| Area 1 | 36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,463 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22137 /22340 |
| Elevation | 114–243 m (374–797 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Maël-Carhaix (French pronunciation: [mɛl kaʁɛ]; Breton: Mêl-Karaez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,919 | — |
| 1968 | 2,046 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 1,832 | −10.5% |
| 1982 | 1,663 | −9.2% |
| 1990 | 1,613 | −3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,538 | −4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,565 | +1.8% |
Inhabitants of Maël-Carhaix are called maël-carhaisiens in French.
Breton language[edit]
In 2008, 13.37% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[3]
See also[edit]
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maël-Carhaix.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mael Carhaix 15 July 2009 (c) Andy Clarke[dead link]
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