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Melgven

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Also known as Mêlwenn

Melgven (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

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Melgven is a commune in France, situated in the Finistère department within the Brittany region. It is part of the arrondissement of Quimper and the Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération. The administrative entity has at various times been associated with the canton of Bannalec and the canton of Concarneau. The official name of the municipality is Melgven, and its residents are referred to as Melgvinois and Melgvinoises.

The area of the commune is 51.17 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded as 155 meters. Its population is listed as 3,496, comprising 1,675 males and 1,681 females. Melgven shares borders with Rosporden, Trégunc, Concarneau, and Pont-Aven. The postal code for the area is 29140.

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Place details

Locality
Melgven
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Population
3,115
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
PM10
8.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Melgven
French commune.native name
Mêlwenn
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Melgven (29) La Trinité 01.JPG
French commune.caption
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
French commune.elevation min m
1
French commune.elevation max m
155
French commune.INSEE
29146
French commune.postal code
29140
French commune.arrondissement
Quimper
French commune.canton
Concarneau
French commune.mayor
Catherine Esvant
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
French commune.area km2
51.17

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Melgven
Demonym
Melgvinoises
Country
France
Population
3371
Area
51.17
Elevation
90
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Trégunc
Official website
melgven.fr
Image
15 Melgven Chapelle de la Trinité.jpg
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Commons category
Melgven
postal code
29140
associated electoral district
canton of Concarneau
different from
Malgven
male population
1675
female population
1681
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-98-97-90-11
fax number
+33-2-98-50-92-30
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Melgven (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

==Geography== ===Climate=== Melgven has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Melgven is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Melgven was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.

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