Mélamare

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Bernard Verdière^[1]Area6.35 km² (2.45 sq mi)Population928 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation60–136 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

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[3]

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