Melle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Gontrode and Melle proper. On 1 January 2018 Melle had a total population of 11,574. The total area is 15.21 km² which gives a population density of 761 inhabitants per km².
Melle was mentioned in documents in 830, although the archeological findings prove the region was inhabited long before that date.
The name Melle has two possible derivations: the Celtic word melina means "brown water"; the prehistoric name Melinos means "honey yellow".
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melle,_Belgium
Coordinates 51°0'10.908" N 3°47'55.98" E
