Meymac

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Meymac
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 2°08′52″E / 45.5367°N 2.1478°E / 45.5367; 2.1478Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 2°08′52″E / 45.5367°N 2.1478°E / 45.5367; 2.1478
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  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,322
• Density	27/km2 (69/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[]

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

Geography[]

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.

Population[]

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

Sights[]

• Arboretum du Puy Chabrol
• Douglaseraie des Farges
• Mont Bessou viewing tower

See also[]

• Communes of the Corrèze department
• Raymond Couvègnes

References[]

External links[]

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• (in French) Meymac and the Mont Bessou, its observation tower, photos of the panorama and the surroundings

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