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Malleret
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Aubusson Canton La Courtine Intercommunality Sources de la Creuse Mayor Michel Lacrocq
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 716–869 m (2,349–2,851 ft) Land area1 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) Population2 46 (2008) - Density 4 /km2 (10 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23119/ 23260 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 2°19′10″E / 45.7666666667°N 2.31944444444°E
Malleret is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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Geography
A small village of farming and forestry situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D29 and the D18 roads. The commune lies within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’ (1000 lakes, not cows).
Population
Historical population of Malleret 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 78 89 75 61 44 46 46 Sights
- The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The feudal château at Segourzat.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
- Vestiges of a château at Galmaud.
See also
References
External links
- Malleret on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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