Melay, Saône-et-Loire
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Melay (French pronunciation: [məlɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The French orientalist François Savary de Brèves was born in Melay.
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Melay | |
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The church in Melay | |
 Location of Melay | |
  Melay Location within France  Melay Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′52″N 4°01′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Charolles |
| Canton | Paray-le-Monial |
Area 1 | 36.5 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 967 |
| • Density | 26.5/km2 (68.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71291 /71340 |
| Elevation | 245–353 m (804–1,158 ft) (avg. 295 m or 968 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
