Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | |
Native Name: | (Gallo) |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes 35.svg |
Coordinates: | 48.6383°N -1.9017°W |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Malo |
Canton: | Saint-Malo-1 |
Insee: | 35299 |
Postal Code: | 35350 |
Mayor: | Dominique De La Portbarre[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Pays de Saint-Malo |
Elevation M: | 51 |
Elevation Min M: | 2 |
Elevation Max M: | 58 |
Area Km2: | 29.49 |
Image Flag: | Flag of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes.gif |
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (in French pronounced as /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.
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.
Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called méloriens in French.