Melesse

Melesse Mèlecz (Gallo) Meled (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Melesse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Melesse
Melesse Location within France Melesse Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 48°13′05″N 1°41′41″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Melesse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Jaouen
Area 1	32.39 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	7,541
• Density	232.8/km2 (603.0/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%
2023	7,541	+2.31%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

External links

• 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)