Saint-Méen

Saint-Méen (Breton: Sant-Neven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Méen Sant-Neven
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Méen
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Méen
Saint-Méen Saint-Méen
Coordinates: 48°33′42″N 4°15′48″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Lesneven
Intercommunality	Pays de Lesneven et de la Côte des Légendes
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jacques Croguennec
Area ^1	11.74 km^2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	917
• Density	78/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29255 /29260
Elevation	12–93 m (39–305 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

Inhabitants of Saint-Méen are called in French Mévennais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 322 —     1800 240 −25.5% 1806 262 +9.2% 1821 268 +2.3% 1831 297 +10.8% 1836 335 +12.8% 1841 338 +0.9% 1846 705 +108.6% 1851 686 −2.7% 1856 686 +0.0% 1861 723 +5.4% 1866 727 +0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 723 −0.6% 1876 712 −1.5% 1881 687 −3.5% 1886 660 −3.9% 1891 640 −3.0% 1896 645 +0.8% 1901 672 +4.2% 1906 663 −1.3% 1911 654 −1.4% 1921 613 −6.3% 1926 670 +9.3% 1931 679 +1.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 686 +1.0% 1946 609 −11.2% 1954 600 −1.5% 1962 589 −1.8% 1968 537 −8.8% 1975 482 −10.2% 1982 446 −7.5% 1990 535 +20.0% 1999 533 −0.4% 2008 710 +33.2%

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Roland Doré sculptor. Sculptor of Saint-Méen calvary

References

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

• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)

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