Mezeres

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Mezeres
Mézères (France)
Mezeres
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute Loire
Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton Emblavez-et-Meygal
Community association Puy-en-Velay
Coordinates 45 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′  N , 4 ° 1 ′  E
height 805-1,089 m
surface 8.58 km 2
Residents 158 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 43800
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Mézères

Mézères is a commune with 158 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay and to the canton of Emblavez-et-Meygal (until 2015: canton of Vorey ). The inhabitants are called Mézèrois .

geography

Mézères is located about 16 kilometers north-northeast of Le Puy-en-Velay in the natural landscape of Emblavès (also spelled Emblavez ). The neighboring municipalities of Mézères are Retournac in the north, Saint-Julien-du-Pinet in the east and south-east, Rosières in the south and west and Chamalières-sur-Loire in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 173 164 124 105 101 102 151 161
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Romanesque church of Saint-Marcel
  • Remains of Mézères Castle from the 11th century
  • Castle from the 15th / 16th centuries century
Saint-Marcel church

Web links

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