Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Corrèze | |
| Arrondissement | Ussel | |
| Canton | Égletons | |
| Community association | Ventadour-Égletons-Monédières | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 15 ′ N , 2 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 251-610 m | |
| surface | 24.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 174 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 19320 | |
| INSEE code | 19225 | |
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Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau is a French municipality with 174 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Correze in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
geography
The community is located in the Massif Central about ten kilometers east of the Barrage de la Valette and is surrounded by extensive forests. Tulle , the prefecture of the department is around 30 kilometers to the west and Égletons around 20 kilometers to the north.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau are Lafage-sur-Sombre in the north, Saint-Hilaire-Foissac in the northeast, Laval-sur-Luzège in the east, Auriac in the southeast, Bassignac-le-Haut in the southwest and Marcillac-la- Croisille to the west.
history
The place was originally called Ecclesiam Sancti Medardi , in 1315 Sancti Medardi and later in today's form Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau . Saint Merd is an abbreviation for Saint Medardus . Lapleau is a tribute to the municipality of Lapleau .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 223 | 292 | 213 | 194 | 156 | 140 | 130 | 183 |
