Melay | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°12′52″N 4°01′04″E / 46.2144°N 4.0178°ECoordinates: 46°12′52″N 4°01′04″E / 46.2144°N 4.0178°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Charolles |
Canton | Paray-le-Monial |
Area1 | 36.5 km2 (14.1 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 835 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Melay is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France. The French orientalist François Savary de Brèves was born in Melay.