Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W / 48.6383°N 1.9017°W / 48.6383; -1.9017
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Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saent-Mleï (Gallo)
Sant-Meleg (Breton)
The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes is located in France
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes is located in Brittany
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W / 48.6383°N 1.9017°W / 48.6383; -1.9017
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementSaint-Malo
CantonSaint-Malo-1
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique De La Portbarre[1]
Area
1
29.49 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,591
 • Density160/km2 (400/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.

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ melwaʁ de.z‿ɔ̃d]; Gallo: Saent-Mleï, 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[edit]

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,486—    
1975 2,320−0.98%
1982 2,322+0.01%
1990 2,588+1.36%
1999 2,995+1.64%
2007 3,480+1.89%
2012 3,780+1.67%
2017 4,086+1.57%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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