Melesse

Commune in Brittany, France

Melesse Mèlecz (Gallo) Meled (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Melesse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Melesse
(2020–2026)		Claude Jaouen^[1]
Area ¹	32.39 km² (12.51 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	7,260
• Density	220/km² (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35173 /35520
Elevation	38–111 m (125–364 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Melesse (French pronunciation: [məlɛs]; Breton: Meled; Gallo: Melècz) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Melesse are called Melessiens in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,119	—
1975	3,200	+6.07%
1982	4,231	+4.07%
1990	4,675	+1.26%
1999	5,164	+1.11%
2007	5,456	+0.69%
2012	5,708	+0.91%
2017	6,576	+2.87%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melesse.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)