Meslay-le-Vidame

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Coat of arms

Location of Meslay-le-Vidame

(2020–2026) Serge Le Balc'h^[1]Area

14.67 km² (5.66 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

525 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

28246 /28360

Elevation138–158 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 (French pronunciation: [mɛlɛ lə vidam]) 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.	±% p.a.
1968	379	—
1975	315	−2.61%
1982	304	−0.51%
1990	364	+2.28%
1999	402	+1.11%
2009	475	+1.68%
2014	537	+2.48%
2020	533	−0.12%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE