Malval

Malval
Malval
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	Deux Vallées
Mayor	Jean-Luc Orain (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	248–376 m (814–1,234 ft) (avg. 200 m/660 ft)
Land area1	4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population2	46  (2008)
- Density	11 /km2 (28 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23121/ 23220
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: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E / 46.3505555556°N 1.88611111111°E / 46.3505555556; 1.88611111111

Malval is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A very small farming village, situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D56 and the D6 roads.

Population

Historical population of Malval

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
64	72	55	53	50	57	46

Sights

• The church of St. Valérie, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.
• A restored watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Malval on the Quid website (French)