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

|mayor = Jean-Jacques Caffy{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|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

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|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

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|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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Category:Communes of Corrèze

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