Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
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Saint-Méloir-des-OndesSaint-Méloir-des-Ondes ( is a commune
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
department in Brittany
in north-western 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.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located near Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
.
The parish was named after St Melor
Melor
Melor was a Breton saint who, in England, was venerated particularly in Wiltshire where he was titular of Amesbury Abbey, which claimed his relics.-Identity:Melor had a popular cult in Brittany, but his story has been obfuscated by a number of biographers who confused...
a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont Saint-Michel, who established a priory
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
there in the early 11th century.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called Méloriens.| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2413 | 2486 | 2320 | 2322 | 2588 | 2995 | 3358 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||