Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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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.
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Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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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 (2021)[2] | 4,591 |
• Density | 160/km2 (400/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. |
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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.