Mélamare

Mélamare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Mélamare
The town hall in Mélamare
Location of Mélamare
Mélamare
Mélamare
Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°27′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonBolbec
IntercommunalityCA Caux vallée de Seine
Area
1
6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
889
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76421 /76170
Elevation60–136 m (197–446 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming town in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Le Havre, near the junction of the D34 and D312 roads.

History

Tradition holds that Saint Honorina (Sainte-Honorine) was martyred here in 303AD. There is a chapel dedicated to her in the town. The town name was recorded as Mellomara in the thirteenth century. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Protestantism survived here clandestinely.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968432    
1975408−0.81%
1982711+8.26%
1990762+0.87%
1999751−0.16%
2007757+0.10%
2012796+1.01%
2017889+2.23%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The thirteenth century chapel of St. Honorine.
  • The church of St.Jacques-et-Sainte-Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
  • An old windmill.

See also

References


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