Merlevenez

Merlevenez
Brelevenez

The church of Our Lady of Joy, in Merlevenez

Coat of arms
Merlevenez

Coordinates: 47°44′15″N 3°13′56″W / 47.7375°N 3.2322°W / 47.7375; -3.2322Coordinates: 47°44′15″N 3°13′56″W / 47.7375°N 3.2322°W / 47.7375; -3.2322
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Port-Louis
Intercommunality Blavet Bellevue Océan
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Fortuné Le Calvé
Area1 17.67 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,294
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 56130 / 56700
Elevation 1–40 m (3.3–131.2 ft)

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

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

Merlevenez (Breton: Brelevenez) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Merlevenez are called in French Merleveneziens.

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