Melay, Maine-et-Loire

Part of Chemillé-en-Anjou in Pays de la Loire, France

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Location of Melay

47°10′57″N 0°41′47″W / 47.1825°N 0.6964°W / 47.1825; -0.6964CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentMaine-et-LoireArrondissementCholetCantonChemillé-MelayCommuneChemillé-en-Anjou Area

22.7 km² (8.8 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,581 • Density70/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

49120

Elevation75–212 m (246–696 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Melay (French pronunciation: [məlɛ] ^ⓘ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. In 2013 it became part of the new commune Chemillé-Melay, which became part of Chemillé-en-Anjou in December 2015. Its population was 1,581 in 2019.^[1]