Meslan

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.

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.

Most-observed species

• Atlantic Salmon

  Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
  5,346
• Sea trout, Brown trout

  Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
  2,051
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  943
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  832
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  743
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  705
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  658
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  614

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2020-02-19
  3 km ESE of Brest, France
• M 3.9 — 2016-12-11
  2 km WSW of Plabennec, France
• M 3.5 — 2013-12-11
  6 km WSW of Le Faou, France
• M 4.5 — 2013-11-21
  1 km WSW of Plescop, France
• M 2.5 — 2008-11-17
  3 km SSW of Pléhédel, France
• M 2.5 — 2008-09-21
  52 km S of Guilvinec, France