Mélamare
Mélamare | |
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 The town hall in Mélamare | |
Location of Mélamare  | |
  Mélamare  Mélamare | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°27′05″E / 49.5383°N 0.4514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Bolbec |
| Intercommunality | Caux Seine Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Verdière[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 928 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76421 /76170 |
| Elevation | 60–136 m (197–446 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mélamare (French pronunciation: [melamaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A farming town in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) east of Le Havre, near the junction of the D34 and D312 roads.
History
[edit]Tradition holds that Saint Honorina (Sainte-Honorine) was martyred here in 303AD. There is a chapel dedicated to her in the town. The town name was recorded as Mellomara in the thirteenth century. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Protestantism survived here clandestinely.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 432 | — |
| 1975 | 408 | −0.81% |
| 1982 | 711 | +8.26% |
| 1990 | 762 | +0.87% |
| 1999 | 751 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 757 | +0.10% |
| 2012 | 796 | +1.01% |
| 2017 | 889 | +2.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The thirteenth century chapel of St. Honorine.
- The church of St.Jacques-et-Sainte-Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
- An old windmill.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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