Mérinchal

Mérinchal
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 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
Residents	1199	1187	1159	1032	907	821	745	737

Attractions

• Floor cross from 1865
• Saint-Pierre church
• Château de la Motte

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  Saint-Pierre church

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  memorial

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  Château de la Motte

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  One of the small lakes in Mérinchal

Web links

Commons : Mérinchal  - collection of images, videos and audio files