Mérinchal
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Creuse | |
Arrondissement | Aubusson | |
Canton | Auzances | |
Community association | Chénérailles, Auzances / Bellegarde and Haut Pays Marchois | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 2 ° 29' E | |
height | 656-784 m | |
surface | 45.45 km 2 | |
Residents | 720 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 23420 | |
INSEE code | 23131 | |
Château de la Motte with the Mairie |
Mérinchal is a municipality in the Massif Central in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department , the Aubusson arrondissement and the Auzances canton . The residents call themselves Mérinchalois or Mérinchaux .
geography
The municipality in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park borders on Chard to the north, Dontreix to the northeast, Montel-de-Gelat and Condat-en-Combraille to the east, Saint-Avit to the southeast, La Celle to the south and La Celle to the west La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes and in the northwest at Lioux-les-Monges . In Mérinchal, at about 715 m. ü. M. rises from the Cher and then flows north.
history
Earlier place names were "Mairenchalm" (1150) and "Mayrenchalm" (1231).
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
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Residents | 1199 | 1187 | 1159 | 1032 | 907 | 821 | 745 | 737 |
Attractions
- Floor cross from 1865
- Saint-Pierre church
- Château de la Motte
Web links
Commons : Mérinchal - collection of images, videos and audio files