Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo

*Saent-Malô* (Gallo)
*Sant-Maloù* (Breton)
Saint-Malo Saent-Malô (Gallo) ; Sant-Maloù (Breton)
Subprefecture and commune
	Walled city
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Malo
	Saint-Malo Saint-Malo
	Coordinates: 48°39′N 2°01′W / 48.65°N 2.01°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint-Malo
Canton	Saint-Malo-1 and 2
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Lurton
Area 1	36.58 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)	47,323
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35288 /35400
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft) ; (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Malo (UK: /sæ̃ ˈmɑːloʊ/,^[3] US: /ˌsæ̃ məˈloʊ/,^[4]^[5] French: [sɛ̃ malo] ^ⓘ; Gallo: Saent-Malô; Breton: Sant-Maloù) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.

The walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Allies heavily bombed Saint-Malo. The city changed into a popular tourist centre, with a ferry terminal serving the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the Southern English settlements of Portsmouth, Hampshire and Poole, Dorset.

The famous transatlantic single-handed yacht race Route du Rhum, which takes place every four years in November, is between Saint Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "St Malo". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.
^ "Saint-Malo". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "Saint-Malo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] "St Malo". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022.

[4] "Saint-Malo". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

[5] "Saint-Malo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

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Saint-Malo Saent-Malô (Gallo) Sant-Maloù (Breton)
Subprefecture and commune
Walled city
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo Show map of France Saint-Malo Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°39′N 2°01′W / 48.65°N 2.01°W / 48.65; -2.01
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Saint-Malo
Canton	Saint-Malo-1 and 2
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Saint-Malo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Lurton^[1]
Area ¹	36.58 km² (14.12 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	47,323
• Density	1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35288 /35400
Elevation	0–51 m (0–167 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.