Meslay-le-Vidame

Meslay-le-Vidame
Commune
Location of Meslay-le-Vidame
Meslay-le-Vidame Meslay-le-Vidame
Coordinates: 48°16′51″N 1°27′40″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Eure-et-Loir
Arrondissement	Châteaudun
Canton	Voves
Intercommunality	Bonnevalais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Serge Le Balc'h
Area 1	14.67 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	470
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	28246 /28360
Elevation	138–158 m (453–518 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meslay-le-Vidame is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. The lords of Meslay held the title of Vidame of Chartres for part of the Middle Ages.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	537	—
1800	460	−14.3%
1806	497	+8.0%
1821	530	+6.6%
1831	575	+8.5%
1836	576	+0.2%
1841	526	−8.7%
1846	519	−1.3%
1851	562	+8.3%
1856	589	+4.8%
1861	590	+0.2%
1866	553	−6.3%
1872	552	−0.2%
1876	566	+2.5%
1881	496	−12.4%
1886	502	+1.2%
1891	515	+2.6%
1896	485	−5.8%
1901	516	+6.4%
1906	541	+4.8%
1911	531	−1.8%
1921	471	−11.3%
1926	390	−17.2%
1931	373	−4.4%
1936	341	−8.6%
1946	408	+19.6%
1954	331	−18.9%
1962	394	+19.0%
1968	379	−3.8%
1975	315	−16.9%
1982	304	−3.5%
1990	364	+19.7%
1999	402	+10.4%
2008	470	+16.9%

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department

References

• INSEE