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Meilhards

Coordinates: 45°33′37″N 1°38′59″E / 45.5603°N 1.6497°E / 45.5603; 1.6497
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Meilhards
The church in Meilhards
The church in Meilhards
Coat of arms of Meilhards
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Meilhards is located in France
Meilhards
Meilhards
Meilhards is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Meilhards
Meilhards
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[1]
Area
1
44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
538
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
19131 /19510
Elevation377–580 m (1,237–1,903 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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

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Location

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

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Hydrography

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

Population

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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

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Places and monuments

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

Cults

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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

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References

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  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.