Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Commune in Brittany, France
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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.
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | |
  Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Location within France  Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′18″N 1°54′06″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Malo |
| Canton | Saint-Malo-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Saint-Malo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique De La Portbarre[1] |
Area 1 | 29.49 km2 (11.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,720 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (415/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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% |
| 2023 | 4,720 | +2.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
