Mélamare

Mélamare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography
A farming town in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 mi 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.

Places of interest

 * The thirteenth century chapel of St. Honorine.
 * The church of St.Jacques-et-Sainte-Anne, dating from the twelfth century.
 * An old windmill.