Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (Breton: Sant-Meleg) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is located near Saint-Malo.

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonSaint-Malo-1
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
  Mayor (20142020) René Bernard
Area
1
29.49 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,086
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35299 /35350
Elevation2–58 m (6.6–190.3 ft)
(avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The parish was named after St Melor a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont Saint-Michel, who established a priory there in the early 11th century.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called méloriens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,413    
19682,486+3.0%
19752,320−6.7%
19822,322+0.1%
19902,588+11.5%
19992,995+15.7%
20093,649+21.8%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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