Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (;
Gallo: ''Saent-Mleï'', ) is a
commune in the
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ill-e-Vilaenn'', ) is a departments of France, department of France, located in the regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named a ...
department in
Brittany
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in northwestern
France
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. It is located near
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany.
The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...
.
The parish was named after St
Melor a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont Saint-Michel, who established a
priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. They were created by the Catholic Church. Priories may be monastic houses of monks or nuns (such as the Benedictines, the Cistercians, or t ...
there in the early 11th century.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called ''méloriens'' in French.
See also
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References
External links
Cultural HeritageMayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association
Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine
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