Melesse Mèlecz (Gallo) Meled (Breton)
Commune
The town hall of Melesse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Melesse
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Coordinates: 48°13′05″N 1°41′41″W / 48.2181°N 1.6947°W / 48.2181; -1.6947
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Melesse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Jaouen[1]
Area 1	32.39 km2 (12.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 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.