Maël-Carhaix

Maël-Carhaix Mêl-Karaez
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Maël-Carhaix
Coat of arms
Location of Maël-Carhaix
Maël-Carhaix Location within France Maël-Carhaix Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 48°17′03″N 3°25′24″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Rostrenen
Intercommunality	Kreiz-Breizh
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rolande Le Borgne
Area 1	36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,497
• Density	40.94/km2 (106.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22137 /22340
Elevation	114–243 m (374–797 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maël-Carhaix (French pronunciation: [mɛl kaʁɛ]; Breton: Mêl-Karaez) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,046	—
1975	1,832	−1.57%
1982	1,663	−1.37%
1990	1,613	−0.38%
1999	1,538	−0.53%
2007	1,539	+0.01%
2012	1,612	+0.93%
2017	1,499	−1.44%
2023	1,497	−0.02%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Maël-Carhaix are called maël-carhaisiens in French.

Breton language

In 2023, 40.9% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mael Carhaix 15 July 2009 (c) Andy Clarke