Pont-Melvez
Commune in Brittany, France
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Pont-Melvez (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ mɛlve]; Breton: Pont-Melvez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Pont-Melvez
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Train station | |
 Location of Pont-Melvez | |
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| Coordinates: 48°27′40″N 3°18′18″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Guingamp |
| Canton | Callac |
| Intercommunality | Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Thérèse Scolan[1] |
Area 1 | 22.98 km2 (8.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 595 |
| • Density | 25.9/km2 (67.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22249 /22390 |
| Elevation | 182–287 m (597–942 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 | 948 | — |
| 1975 | 754 | −3.22% |
| 1982 | 666 | −1.76% |
| 1990 | 636 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 631 | −0.09% |
| 2009 | 666 | +0.54% |
| 2014 | 638 | −0.86% |
| 2020 | 615 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Pont-Melvez are called pont-melvéziens in French. Pont-Melvez's population peaked at 1,808 in 1906 and declined to 615 in 2020.[4][3]
