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Meymac
Meymac
Commune
	A general view of Meymac
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 2°08′52″E / 45.5367°N 2.1478°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Plateau de Millevaches
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Brugère
Area 1	87.15 km2 (33.65 sq mi)
Population (2021)	2,279
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19136 /19250
Elevation	593–973 m (1,946–3,192 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meymac (French pronunciation: [memak]; Occitan: Maismac) is a commune in the department of Corrèze, in central France.

History edit

During the Hundred Years' War it was pillaged by Rodrigo de Villandrando.

Geography edit

The commune lies just south of the Millevaches Plateau and northwest of the Cantal mountains.

The Luzège has its source in the northern part of the commune; it flows south through the middle of the commune and crosses the town. The Triouzoune forms most of the commune's eastern boundary.

Meymac station has rail connections to Limoges, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Ussel and Bordeaux.

Population edit

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,410	—
1975	2,434	+0.14%
1982	2,523	+0.51%
1990	2,796	+1.29%
1999	2,627	−0.69%
2007	2,643	+0.08%
2012	2,449	−1.51%
2017	2,366	−0.69%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Mont Bessou viewing tower at the highest point on the Plateau de Millevaches

Sights edit

References edit

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE