Meslay-le-Vidame

Meslay-le-Vidame is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The lords of Meslay held the title of Vidame of Chartres for part of the Middle Ages.

Meslay-le-Vidame
Commune
The chateau in Meslay-le-Vidame
Location of Meslay-le-Vidame
Meslay-le-Vidame Meslay-le-Vidame
Coordinates: 48°16′51″N 1°27′40″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Châteaudun
Canton	Les Villages Vovéens
Intercommunality	Bonnevalais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Le Balc'h
Area ^1	14.67 km^2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	522
• Density	36/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28246 /28360
Elevation	138–158 m (453–518 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 537 —     1800 460 −14.3% 1806 497 +8.0% 1821 530 +6.6% 1831 575 +8.5% 1836 576 +0.2% 1841 526 −8.7% 1846 519 −1.3% 1851 562 +8.3% 1856 589 +4.8% 1861 590 +0.2% 1866 553 −6.3% 1872 552 −0.2% 1876 566 +2.5% 1881 496 −12.4% 1886 502 +1.2% 1891 515 +2.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 485 −5.8% 1901 516 +6.4% 1906 541 +4.8% 1911 531 −1.8% 1921 471 −11.3% 1926 390 −17.2% 1931 373 −4.4% 1936 341 −8.6% 1946 408 +19.6% 1954 331 −18.9% 1962 394 +19.0% 1968 379 −3.8% 1975 315 −16.9% 1982 304 −3.5% 1990 364 +19.7% 1999 402 +10.4% 2008 470 +16.9%

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.