Melesse

Melesse
Mèlecz (Gallo)
Meled (Breton)
The town hall of Melesse
Location of Melesse
Melesse
Melesse
Coordinates: 48°13′05″N 1°41′41″W / 48.2181°N 1.6947°W / 48.2181; -1.6947
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentIlle-et-Vilaine
ArrondissementRennes
CantonMelesse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Jaouen
Area
1
32.39 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
7,400
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
35173 /35520
Elevation38–111 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
YearPop.±% 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE