Canton Lillebonne Area 6.35 km² | Region Normandy Intercommunality Caux-Vallée de Seine Local time Thursday 4:30 PM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 83% Humidity | ||
Mélamare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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Map of 76170 M%C3%A9lamare, 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.
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References
Mélamare Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA