Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Coat of arms
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W / 48.6383°N 1.9017°W / 48.6383; -1.9017Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W / 48.6383°N 1.9017°W / 48.6383; -1.9017
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Saint-Malo
Canton Cancale
Intercommunality Saint-Malo
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) René Bernard
Area1 29.49 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 3,649
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 35299 / 35350
Elevation 2–58 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

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%

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