Maël-Carhaix
Commune in Brittany, France
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Maël-Carhaix (French pronunciation: [mɛl kaʁɛ]; Breton: Mêl-Karaez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Maël-Carhaix
Mêl-Karaez | |
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The church of Saint-Pierre, in Maël-Carhaix | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Maël-Carhaix | |
  Maël-Carhaix Location within France  Maël-Carhaix Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′03″N 3°25′24″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Rostrenen |
| Intercommunality | Kreiz-Breizh |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rolande Le Borgne[1] |
Area 1 | 36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,497 |
| • Density | 40.94/km2 (106.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22137 /22340 |
| Elevation | 114–243 m (374–797 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,046 | — |
| 1975 | 1,832 | −1.57% |
| 1982 | 1,663 | −1.37% |
| 1990 | 1,613 | −0.38% |
| 1999 | 1,538 | −0.53% |
| 2007 | 1,539 | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 1,612 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 1,499 | −1.44% |
| 2023 | 1,497 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Maël-Carhaix are called maël-carhaisiens in French.
Breton language
In 2023, 40.9% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
