Mélamare

Mélamare
Commune
The town hall in Mélamare
Location of Mélamare
Mélamare Show map of France Mélamare Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 0°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  (Jan. 2020)[2]	921
• 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

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

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

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This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 19:37