Saint-Merd-les-Oussines

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Saint-Merd-les-Oussines
Sent Merd
Coat of arms of Saint-Merd-les-Oussines
Saint-Merd-les-Oussines (France)
Saint-Merd-les-Oussines
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Plateau de Millevaches
Community association Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Coordinates 45 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′  N , 2 ° 2 ′  E
height 731-934 m
surface 42.46 km 2
Residents 129 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 3 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 19170
INSEE code 19226

Ruins of the Gallo-Roman complex of Cars

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Saint-Merd-les-Oussines ( Sent Merd in Occitan ) is a French municipality with 129 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 therefore also in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park . Tulle , the prefecture of the department, is about 60 kilometers southwest, Égletons about 30 kilometers southwest and Ussel about 30 kilometers southeast.

The place is on the right bank of the upper reaches of the Vézère , a right tributary of the Dordogne . The municipality is also traversed by the Ars , a left tributary of the Vézère.

Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Merd-les-Oussines are Peyrelevade in the north, Millevaches and Chavanac in the east, Meymac in the southeast, Saint-Germain-Lavolps in the south and Pérols-sur-Vézère in the southwest, Bugeat in the west and Tarnac in the northwest.

traffic

The place is about 30 kilometers northwest of exit 23 of the A89 autoroute .

history

The name Saint-Merd-les-Oussines developed from " Sancti Medardi de Chabanes " in 1315 via Saint Merd les Aussines en Bas-Limousin to the current spelling. The name refers to St. Medardus of Noyon . Oussine comes from Occitan and means uncultivated land, a field that is left fallow.

coat of arms

Description : The coat of arms is quartered , heraldic top right and bottom left, a green deciduous tree edged with red teeth in gold , top left and bottom right a gold bar on the dividing line and a silver dove in red . In the blue heart shield there is a floating red sloping bar and three golden tail wheels.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 135 180 153 137 114 112 119 130

Attractions

The Longéroux moor
  • The Gallic-Roman ruins of Cars , a remarkable collection of building remains from the 2nd century AD. The building ensemble has been classified as a monument historique since 1935 .
  • The Longéroux moor , an 8,000 year old moor on the Plateau de Millevaches with a size of 255 ha.
  • The Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité chapel , a sacred building from the 14th century
  • The Saint-Médard church , a sacred building from the 14th and 15th centuries
  • Remains of a castle from the 15th or 16th century.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Merd-les-Oussines  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Les communes du PNR de Millevaches en Limousin (PDF; 124 kB)
  2. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_5=LBASE&VALUE_5=PA00099871
  3. ↑ La tourbière du Longeyroux ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ http://www.detours-en-limousin.com/Tourbiere-du-Longeyroux
  5. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/HTML/IVR74/IA00029817/index.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/HTML/IVR74/IA00029809/index.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_5=LBASE&VALUE_5=IA00029819