Saint-Merd-les-Oussines
Saint-Merd-les-Oussines Sent Merd |
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Corrèze | |
Arrondissement | Ussel | |
Canton | Plateau de Millevaches | |
Community association | Haute-Corrèze Communauté | |
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 |
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 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
- Saint-Merd-les-Oussines on annuaire-mairie.fr
- Saint-Merd-les-Oussines on the website of the association of municipalities
Individual evidence
- ↑ Les communes du PNR de Millevaches en Limousin (PDF; 124 kB)
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_5=LBASE&VALUE_5=PA00099871
- ↑ La tourbière du Longeyroux ( Memento of May 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.detours-en-limousin.com/Tourbiere-du-Longeyroux
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/HTML/IVR74/IA00029817/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/memoire/HTML/IVR74/IA00029809/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/memoire_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_5=LBASE&VALUE_5=IA00029819