Chaumeil
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Chaumeil Chaumelh |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Égletons | |
| Community association | Ventadour-Égletons-Monédières | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ' N , 1 ° 53' E | |
| height | 524-911 m | |
| surface | 31.70 km 2 | |
| Residents | 158 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19390 | |
| INSEE code | 19051 | |
 The town hall of Chaumeil |
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Chaumeil ( Chaumelh in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 158 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Furthermore, the municipality is part of the Massif des Monédières . The inhabitants call themselves Chaumeillois (es).
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central in the southern part of the Plateau de Millevaches and therefore also in the Regional Nature Park Millevaches en Limousin . Furthermore, the municipality is also part of the Massif des Monédières .
Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 25 kilometers southwest and Égletons about 14 kilometers southeast. Exit 22 of the A89 autoroute is around 13 kilometers to the south-east.
Neighboring municipalities of Chaumeil are Pradines in the northeast, Grandsaigne in the east, Saint-Yrieix-le-Déjalat in the southeast, Sarran in the south, Meyrignac-l'Église in the southwest, Saint-Augustin in the west and Veix in the northwest.
coat of arms
Description : In gold and red geschacht .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 236 | 325 | 270 | 218 | 188 | 192 | 159 | 155 |
Attractions
- Cross of Chaumeil, a stone cross from the 16th century in the center of Chaumeil
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste Billot (1828–1907), French general and politician
