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Locmélar

Locmélar
Lokmelar
Commune
The town hall in Locmélar
The town hall in Locmélar
Coat of arms of Locmélar
Coat of arms
Locmélar is located in France
Locmélar
Locmélar
Coordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W / 48.4542°N 4.0639°W / 48.4542; -4.0639Coordinates: 48°27′15″N 4°03′50″W / 48.4542°N 4.0639°W / 48.4542; -4.0639
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Morlaix
Canton Landivisiau
Intercommunality Pays de Landivisiau
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Pierre-Yves Moal
Area1 15.55 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 427
 • Density 27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29131 /29400
Elevation 47–191 m (154–627 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locmélar (Breton: Lokmelar) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

From the Breton loc which means hermitage (cf.: Locminé) and Mélar who is a Breton saint.

Inhabitants of Locmélar are called in French Locmélariens.


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