Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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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
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forms the western border of the commune.
Neighboring communes
Map
List of places
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
chouan
Chouan (, "the silent one", or "owl") is a French nickname. It was used as a nom de guerre by the Chouan brothers, most notably Jean Cottereau, better known as Jean Chouan, who led a major revolt in Bas-Maine against the French Revolution. Part ...
s on the night of January 9 to 10, 1795.
Monuments
File:Meslan chapelle Sainte-Catherine.JPG, Chapel of Sainte-Catherine
File:Meslan Binigeard calvaire face est.JPG,
calvary
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Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. ...
of Bonigeard
File:Chapelle Saint Paterne de Meslan.JPG, Chapel of Saint-Patern
File:Meslan Saint Georges.JPG, Chapel of Saint-Georges
File:Meslan_manoir_de_Kerroualch.jpg, Manor of Kerroualch
See also
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Communes of the Morbihan department
The following is a list of the 249 Communes of France, communes of the Morbihan Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):