Mélamare | |
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 The town hall in Mélamare | |
 Location of Mélamare | |
  Mélamare  Mélamare | |
| Coordinates:49°32′18″N0°27′05″E / 49.5383°N 0.4514°E /49.5383; 0.4514 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 932 |
| • Density | 147/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 acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in northernFrance.
Afarming town in thePays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) east ofLe Havre, near the junction of the D34 and D312 roads.
Tradition holds thatSaint Honorina (Sainte-Honorine) was martyred here in 303AD. There is achapel dedicated to her in the town. The town name was recorded asMellomara in the thirteenth century. After the revocation of theEdict of Nantes,Protestantism survived here clandestinely.
| 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] | ||
