Mesquer

Mesquer
Mèsqé (Gallo)
Mesker (Breton)
Commune
Chapel of Our Lady of Kercabellec, built in 1949
Location of Mesquer
Mesquer
Mesquer
Coordinates: 47°24′01″N 2°27′31″W / 47.4003°N 2.4586°W / 47.4003; -2.4586
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementSaint-Nazaire
CantonGuérande
IntercommunalityCA Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Bernard
Area
1
16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
2,156
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44097 /44420
Elevation0–34 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.