Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland.

The village was first mentioned in 1484 as melissant, and means "sand (shoal) of Melis (person)".

[3] Melissant developed after the Oud-Melissant polder was enclosed by a dike in 1480.

[5] The Catholic St Joseph Chapel was built in 1900 in Gothic Revival style.

[4] It was a bequest of Diert van Melissant to build a church, however the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam decided to build a chapel instead, due to the modest number of Catholics in the area.