Meslan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.INSEE commune file
Population Inhabitants of Meslan are called in French Meslannais.
Geography
Historically it belongs to Vannetais and Pays Pourlet. Apart from the village centre, there are about eighty hamlets. Most of them consist in two or three houses but others are more important like Bonigeard. The river Ellé forms the western border of the commune.
Neighboring communes
Map
List of places
Bihilic Bodaval Bonijard Botquédan Bourriec Bugnes, les Château de Boblaye Clandy, le Cosquer, le Drennec, le Gare, la Garvic, le Guellec, le Guernebrest Guernehors Guernévé Harlenton, le Keranna Kerandouarn Kerantoc Kerbourriec Kerbreton Kerdaniel Kerflémic Kerforner Kerguerizen Kerguilloux Kerguisquet Kerhoat Keriquel Kermabon Keroualc'h Kerozen Kervélégan Kervelen Kervran Kervrec'h Coz Kervrec'h Nevez Keryouac'h Leslehé Méléné Melmélégan Méné Morgant Mézomeur Moulin Bégasse Moulin de Boblaye Moulin Julien Moustoir, le Nénevé Bihan Nénevé Braz Ouennec, le Pencleu Penquelen Penvern Petit Boblaye Pistiagon Pont Foriec Pont Tanguy Prat Guen Prat Méno Quesquédan Restédou Restemboblaye Resclen Restern Restinois Roscalet Rosglas Rozanpouillot Roz Guilloux Runo, le Saint Georges Saint Patern Saint Tréhien Saint Yzaouen Salles de Boblaye, les Stang Groez Stang Hingant Toulhoat Tulin Villegoadec Villebriant Villéon
History
The parish church, placed under the patronage of Saint Mélaine, was rebuilt in 1577. The oldest surviving parish registers date back to 1678. The first mayor of Meslan, Louis Trouboul, was murdered by a gang of chouans on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795.
Monuments
See also Communes of the Morbihan department List of the works of the Maître de Lanrivain
References
External links
Official site
Mayors of Morbihan Association