Mélamare

Mélamare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Mélamare
Commune
The town hall in Mélamare
Location of Mélamare
Mélamare Mélamare
Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°27′05″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Bolbec
Intercommunality	CA Caux vallée de Seine
Area ^1	6.35 km^2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	889
• Density	140/km^2 (360/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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

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

Historical population

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[2]

Places of interest

• 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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE