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Meymac (French pronunciation: [memak]; Occitan: Maismac) is a commune in the department of Corrèze, in central France.
Meymac | |
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Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 2°08′52″E / 45.5367°N 2.1478°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Corrèze |
Arrondissement | Ussel |
Canton | Plateau de Millevaches |
Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Brugère[1] |
Area 1 | 87.15 km2 (33.65 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,279 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 19136 /19250 |
Elevation | 593–973 m (1,946–3,192 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
editDuring the Hundred Years' War it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.
Geography
editThe commune lies just south of the Millevaches Plateau and northwest of the Cantal mountains.
The Luzège has its source in the northern part of the commune; it flows south through the middle of the commune and crosses the town. The Triouzoune forms most of the commune's eastern boundary.
Meymac station has rail connections to Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Ussel and Bordeaux.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,410 | — |
1975 | 2,434 | +0.14% |
1982 | 2,523 | +0.51% |
1990 | 2,796 | +1.29% |
1999 | 2,627 | −0.69% |
2007 | 2,643 | +0.08% |
2012 | 2,449 | −1.51% |
2017 | 2,366 | −0.69% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Sights
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Meymac.
- (in French) Meymac and the Mont Bessou, its observation tower, photos of the panorama and the surroundings
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