Moëlan-on-Sea

Moëlan-on-Sea is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France.

Geography

The principal borough is far away from the coast, but on the territory of the commune one finds two great beaches, Kerfany-the-Pines and Trénez, and 3 ports, Bélon, Brigneau and Merrien. Near Trénez, the Island Bored, accessible by a ford to low tide, also forms part of Moëlan-on-Sea.

Administration

Demography

This commune of 6592 inhabitants (1999) is populated canton of Bridge-Swallow-hole, in the district of Quimper. Its demography is carractérisée by a casi-stagnation of its population recencée of 1906 to our days (over one century) This observation is single for a commune of + of 5000 inhabitants in the canton, in the district.

Monuments

the church Saint-Melaine: (1879), built in 1876-1878
Vault St Philibert, located in the borough of Moëlan.

Events

February 23rd, 1906 19:00

200 people express against recencement goods of the clergy. http://www.laicite-aujourdhui.fr/article.php3?id_article=32

Births

Emile Danoën (1920 - 1999), writer, was born in Kersauze

Death

External bonds

The site of the Town hall of Moëlan on Sea: http://www.moelan-sur-mer.fr/

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