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Mélamare

Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°27′05″E / 49.5383°N 0.4514°E / 49.5383; 0.4514
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Mélamare
The town hall in Mélamare
The town hall in Mélamare
Location of Mélamare
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Mélamare is located in France
Mélamare
Mélamare
Mélamare is located in Normandy
Mélamare
Mélamare
Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°27′05″E / 49.5383°N 0.4514°E / 49.5383; 0.4514
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonBolbec
IntercommunalityCaux Seine Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Verdière[1]
Area
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6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
928
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76421 /76170
Elevation60–136 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

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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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968432—    
1975408−0.81%
1982711+8.26%
1990762+0.87%
1999751−0.16%
2007757+0.10%
2012796+1.01%
2017889+2.23%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE