| Melissant | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Goeree-Overflakkee |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.9 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.34 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,175 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3248 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0187 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7681°N 4.0761°W |
Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
The village was first mentioned in 1484 as melissant, and means "sand (shoal) of Melis (person)".[3] Melissant developed after the Oud-Melissant polder was enclosed by a dike in 1480.[4]
The Restored Reformed Church is an aisleless church built between 1862 and 1863 in neoclassic style.[4] It was originally a Dutch Reformed Church, but in 2004, during the merger into the Protestant church, the church was given to the Restored Reformed Church for 50 years in emphyteusis. The Catholic St Joseph Chapel was built in 1900 in Gothic Revival style.[4] It was a bequest of Diert van Melissant to build a church, however the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam decided to build a chapel instead, due to the modest number of Catholics in the area.
Melissant was home to 664 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1966, when it became part of Dirksland. Subsequently, Dirksland became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013.[5]