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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Meilhards
Commune
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Location of Meilhards
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Coordinates: 45°33′37″N 1°38′59″E / 45.5603°N 1.6497°E / 45.5603; 1.6497
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCorrèze
ArrondissementTulle
CantonUzerche
IntercommunalityPays d'Uzerche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Jacques Caffy
Area44.99 km (17.37 sq mi)
Population538
 • Density12/km (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code19131 /19510
Elevation377–580 m (1,237–1,903 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meilhards (French pronunciation: [mɛjaʁ]; Occitan: Melhars) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Geography

Location

The municipality is bordered by the department of Haute-Vienne.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Places adjacent to Meilhards
La Croisille-sur-Briance Surdoux Chamberet
La Porcherie, Lamongerie Meilhards Soudaine-Lavinadière
Condat-sur-Ganaveix Eyburie Rilhac-Treignac, Peyrissac

Hydrography

Commune watered by the Bradascou, and its tributary the Ganaveix which takes its source in the communal territory.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962794—    
1968897+13.0%
1975789−12.0%
1982700−11.3%
1990622−11.1%
1999519−16.6%
2008525+1.2%

Local Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

  • Château de Lachaud
  • Tomb of Philippe de Meilhards XVIII, classified by the fine Arts.
  • 14th Century Church.
  • Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde with miraculous fountain.

Cults

For the Catholic cults, Meilhards depended on the diocese of Tulle, and is part of the inter-parochial ensemble of Chambert-Treignac: The deanery of the Middle Vézère.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
Communes of the Corrèze department


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