Meilhards
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Meilhards | |
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 The church in Meilhards | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Meilhards | |
  Meilhards Location within France  Meilhards Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′37″N 1°38′59″E / 45.5603°N 1.6497°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzerche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Jacques Caffy |
Area 1 | 44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 545 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19131 /19510 |
| 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
Location
The municipality is bordered by the department of Haute-Vienne.
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Hydrography
Commune watered by the Bradascou, and its tributary the Ganaveix which takes its source in the communal territory.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 897 | — |
| 1975 | 789 | −1.82% |
| 1982 | 700 | −1.70% |
| 1990 | 622 | −1.47% |
| 1999 | 519 | −1.99% |
| 2007 | 529 | +0.24% |
| 2012 | 514 | −0.57% |
| 2017 | 517 | +0.12% |
| 2023 | 545 | +0.88% |
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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
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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