Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

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Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
The town hall of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Coat of arms of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Coat of arms
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes is located in France
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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Location within Brittany region
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes is located in Brittany
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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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)
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
Year Pop. ±%
1962 2,413 —    
1968 2,486 +3.0%
1975 2,320 −6.7%
1982 2,322 +0.1%
1990 2,588 +11.5%
1999 2,995 +15.7%
2009 3,649 +21.8%

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