Melay, Saône-et-Loire

Melay (French pronunciation: [məlɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The French orientalist François Savary de Brèves was born in Melay.

Melay
Commune
The church in Melay
Location of Melay
Melay Show map of France Melay Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 46°12′52″N 4°01′04″E / 46.2144°N 4.0178°E / 46.2144; 4.0178
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Saône-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Charolles
Canton	Paray-le-Monial
Area ^1	36.5 km^2 (14.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[1]	955
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	71291 /71340
Elevation	245–353 m (804–1,158 ft) (avg. 295 m or 968 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

See also

• Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

 

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