Mesquer

Mesquer Mèsqé (Gallo) Mesker (Breton)
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Coat of arms
Location of Mesquer
Mesquer Mesquer
Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Loire-Atlantique
Arrondissement	Saint-Nazaire
Canton	Guérande
Intercommunality	CA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Bernard
Area 1	16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,171
• Density	129.8/km2 (336.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	44097 /44420
Elevation	0–34 m (0–112 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mesquer (French pronunciation: [mɛskɛʁ]; Gallo: Mésqè, Breton: Mesker) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,235	—
1821	1,478	+0.64%
1846	1,713	+0.59%
1872	1,814	+0.22%
1901	1,388	−0.92%
1926	1,090	−0.96%
1946	960	−0.63%
1962	1,034	+0.47%
1968	1,019	−0.24%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,015	−0.06%
1982	1,201	+2.43%
1990	1,372	+1.68%
1999	1,467	+0.75%
2007	1,681	+1.72%
2012	1,759	+0.91%
2017	1,941	+1.99%
2023	2,171	+1.88%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
• Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department
• The works of Jean Fréour Sculptor with works in Mesquer