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Mérinchal
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Aubusson Canton Crocq Intercommunality Haut Pays Marchois Mayor Marie-Françoise Ventenat
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 656–784 m (2,152–2,572 ft)
(avg. 735 m/2,411 ft)Land area1 45.45 km2 (17.55 sq mi) Population2 745 (2008) - Density 16 /km2 (41 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23131/ 23420 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°55′03″N 2°29′21″E / 45.9175°N 2.4892°E
Mérinchal is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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Geography
A large area of farming, forestry, lakes and streams comprising several villages and hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27, D28 and the D31 roads and also on the D941.
The commune has the department of Puy-de-Dôme on its eastern border and is also the source of the Cher River. A TER railway service connects the commune with Montlucon, at the station in the hamlet of Léstrade.Population
Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1962 1,175 — 1968 1,187 +1.0% 1975 1,159 −2.4% 1982 1,032 −11.0% 1990 907 −12.1% 1999 821 −9.5% 2008 745 −9.3% Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- The remains of a twelfth-century castle at La Mothe.
- The remains of a chateau at Villebrune.
- The seventeenth-century chateau du Vieux-Voisin.
- Chapels at Villelume, La Mothe and La Vernède
International relations
Mérinchal is twinned with:
Öhningen, Germany since 1984.
See also
References
External links
- Mérinchal on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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