Meymac

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Meymac
Maismac
Meymac coat of arms
Meymac (France)
Meymac
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Plateau de Millevaches (main town)
Community association Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Coordinates 45 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 9'  E
height 593-976 m
surface 87.15 km 2
Residents 2,366 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19250
INSEE code 19136
Website www.meymac.fr

Panoramic view of Meymac from the south

Meymac ( Maismac in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 2366 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

geography

The municipality is located in the Massif Central on the Plateau de Millevaches and thus also in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , about two kilometers northeast of Lac de Sèchemailles and about five kilometers south of Mont Bessou . In terms of area, it is the largest municipality in the department.

Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is located about 50 kilometers southwest, Égletons about 20 kilometers southwest and Ussel about 15 kilometers east.

Neighboring municipalities of Meymac are Chavanac and Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois in the north, Saint-Germain-Lavolps in the north-east, Alleyrat and Saint-Angel in the east, Combressol and Maussac in the south, Davignac in the south-west, Ambrugeat in the west and Pérols-sur- Vézère and Saint-Merd-les-Oussines in the north-west.

Numerous rivers and streams run through the municipality, the most important being: the Vézère , the Luzège and the Triouzoune .

traffic

The place is about ten kilometers northwest of exit 23 of the A89 autoroute .

climate

Due to its large area and altitudes between 600 and almost 1000 meters on Mont Bessou, there are numerous microclimatic zones within the municipality. In the area of ​​Mont Bessou, for example, a harsh mountain climate with oceanic humid influences develops, while in more southerly areas z. B. in the center of Meymac is much milder. In winter, frosts are numerous and snowfalls are frequent. The air is pure and clear, which is underlined by the presence of lichens such as the Lobaria scrobiculata .

geology

About one kilometer south of Meymac is the first bismuth mine in France, but it is no longer in operation today. The mineral Meymacite is after its first location in Meymac at the pond of Merlançon been named. The pond is now a national nature reserve.

history

As with many communities in the Corrèze, Meymac goes back to a Gallo-Roman court foundation. This time it was the Roman Maximiacus who built a farm here on a Roman road through the Auvergne. The current name Meymac is made up of the Roman name Maximiacus and the Celtic suffix acum (the homestead). From 546 AD, during the Merovingian period , the hermit Mammacus built a simple wooden church on this site, where the first Christians of the region then settled.

A good 500 years later, in 1085, a certain Archambaud III. , Vicomte de Comborn, founded a monastery here, which was elevated to an abbey in 1147 . In 1265 Meymac was raised to town by Eble VII. De Ventadour and received fortification walls.

In 1846 the parishes of Saint-Germain-le-Lièvre and Meymac merged .

Today Meymac is the gateway to the Plateau de Millevaches and therefore an important tourist place in the Haute-Corrèze .

coat of arms

Description : Three waved silver stakes in blue .

Politics and administration

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 2411 2410 2434 2523 2796 2623 2643 2411

Town twinning

Attractions

  • The Saint-André-Saint-Léger Abbey and Church , a remarkable complex of buildings built in three phases: the first phase at the end of the 11th to the beginning of the 12th centuries, the second in the middle of the 12th to the end of the 12th centuries and the last phase in the 17th century. The building has been classified as a Monument historique since 1840 .

  • Tower and entrance portal

  • Multi-lobed entrance portal

The Longéroux moor
  • The Marius Vazeilles Museum, Museum of Prehistoric and Neolithic Tools
  • The modern art center in Meymac
  • The Château du Jassonneix , a 17th century castle. The building has been classified as a Monument historique since 1981 .
  • The market hall from the 16th century. The building has been classified as a Monument historique since 1987 .
  • The Tour de Guet , a clock tower , originally built in the 13th century, clock from the 19th century.
  • The Hôtel-Dieu , a 17th century hospital .
  • The Longéroux moor , an 8,000 year old moor on the Plateau de Millevaches with a size of 255 ha.
  • The Mont Bessou , at 976 meters, the highest point in the Corrèze.
  • The Puy Pendu , at 973 meters, the second highest mountain in the Corrèze.
  • The Lake of Sèchemailles , a lake of 40 hectares, in a near Meymac.
  • The Farges Viaduct , an eight-arched, 210-meter-long and 34-meter-high railway bridge, built in 1882.

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / s3.e-monsite.com
  2. ↑ a b Le lac de Sèchemailles à Meymac. In: lacorreze.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Lobaria scrobiculata ( Memento from January 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Les Chaises (Les Chèzes), Meymac, Corrèze, Limousin, France. In: mindat.org. January 11, 2015, accessed April 3, 2015 .
  5. ^ Mineralienatlas Lexikon - Meymacite. In: mineralienatlas.de. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  6. ^ Dave Barthelmy: Meymacite Mineral Data. In: webmineral.com. May 4, 2003, accessed April 3, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.limousin.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
  8. ↑ Patrimoine ( Memento of June 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Monuments historiques. In: culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Ref. Mérimée IA00030324. In: culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Monuments historiques. In: culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  12. ↑ dans la ville. In: lacorreze.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  13. ↑ Ref. Mérimée IA00030273. In: culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Ref. Mérimée IA00030275. In: culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved April 3, 2015 .
  15. ↑ La tourbière du Longeyroux ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ^ Viaduc des Farges (Meymac, 1882) - Structurae. In: de.structurae.de. May 9, 2006, accessed April 3, 2015 .