Marcillac-la-Croisille
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Ussel | |
Canton | Égletons | |
Community association | Ventadour-Égletons-Monédières | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 16 ′ N , 2 ° 2 ′ E | |
height | 247-642 m | |
surface | 38.69 km 2 | |
Residents | 794 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 19320 | |
INSEE code | 19125 | |
Website | www.marcillaclacroisille.correze.net | |
Marcillac-la-Croisille School and Town Hall |
Marcillac-la-Croisille is a French municipality with 794 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants call themselves Marcillacois (es).
geography
The municipality is located in the Massif Central , at 642 meters above sea level, the highest point in the canton of La Roche-Canillac is located . Tulle , the prefecture of the department is about 25 kilometers west and Égletons 16 kilometers north of Marcillac.
Neighboring communities of Marcillac-la-Croisille are Champagnac-la-Noaille in the north, Lafage-sur-Sombre in the northeast, Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau in the east, Bassignac-le-Haut in the southeast, Gros-Chastang in the southwest and Saint- Pardoux-la-Croisille to the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
Residents | 825 | 907 | 801 | 777 | 787 | 779 | 829 | 796 |
Attractions
- Marcillac-la-Croisille Church
- Lantourne Viaduct
- Barrage de la Valette , a reservoir of the Doustre , used as a hydroelectric power station by the Électricité de France .
Personalities
- Edmond Michelet (1899–1970), French politician
Web links
Commons : Marcillac-la-Croisille - Collection of images, videos and audio files