Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes explained

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.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called méloriens in French.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.