Malval

Malval (French pronunciation: [malval]; Limousin: Malaval) is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Linard-Malval.^[2]

Malval
Part of Linard-Malval
The church in Malval
Coat of arms
Location of Malval
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Coordinates: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Commune	Linard-Malval
Area 1	4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	47
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	23220
Elevation	248–376 m (814–1,234 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	64	—
1968	72	+12.5%
1975	55	−23.6%
1982	53	−3.6%
1990	50	−5.7%
1999	57	+14.0%
2008	46	−19.3%

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