Meilhards
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Meilhards
|commune status = Commune
|image = Meilhards-church.jpg
|caption = The church in Meilhards
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Meilhards (Corrèze).svg
|arrondissement = Tulle
|canton = Uzerche
|INSEE = 19131
|postal code = 19510
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays d'Uzerche
|coordinates = {{coord|45.5603|1.6497|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 380
|elevation min m = 377
|elevation max m = 580
|area km2 = 44.99
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Meilhards ({{IPA|fr|mɛjaʁ}}; {{langx|oc|Melhars}}) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Geography
=Location=
The municipality is bordered by the department of Haute-Vienne.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Meilhards
|North = Surdoux
|Northeast = Chamberet
|East = Soudaine-Lavinadière
|Southeast = Rilhac-Treignac, Peyrissac
|South = Eyburie
|Southwest = Condat-sur-Ganaveix
|West = La Porcherie, Lamongerie
|Northwest = La Croisille-sur-Briance
}}
=Hydrography=
Commune watered by the Bradascou, and its tributary the Ganaveix which takes its source in the communal territory.
=Population=
{{Historical populations
|align=left
|1962|794
|1968|897
|1975|789
|1982|700
|1990|622
|1999|519
|2008|525
}}
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Local Culture and heritage
=Places and monuments=
- Château de Lachaud
- Tomb of Philippe de Meilhards XVIII, classified by the fine Arts.
- 14th Century Church.
- Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde with miraculous fountain.
=Cults=
For the Catholic cults, Meilhards depended on the diocese of Tulle, and is part of the inter-parochial ensemble of Chambert-Treignac: The deanery of the Middle Vézère.
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Meilhards}}
{{Corrèze communes}}
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