Meilhards

Meilhards (French pronunciation: [mɛjaʁ]; Occitan: Melhars) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Meilhards
Commune
The church in Meilhards
Coat of arms
Location of Meilhards
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Coordinates: 45°33′37″N 1°38′59″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Tulle
Canton	Uzerche
Intercommunality	Pays d'Uzerche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Jacques Caffy[1]
Area 1	44.99 km2 (17.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	538
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19131 /19510
Elevation	377–580 m (1,237–1,903 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

The municipality is bordered by the department of Haute-Vienne.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Hydrography

Commune watered by the Bradascou, and its tributary the Ganaveix which takes its source in the communal territory.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	794	—
1968	897	+13.0%
1975	789	−12.0%
1982	700	−11.3%
1990	622	−11.1%
1999	519	−16.6%
2008	525	+1.2%

Local Culture and heritage

Places and monuments

• Château de Lachaud
• Tomb of Philippe de Meilhards XVIII, classified by the fine Arts.
• 14th Century Church.
• Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde with miraculous fountain.

Cults

For the Catholic cults, Meilhards depended on the diocese of Tulle, and is part of the inter-parochial ensemble of Chambert-Treignac: The deanery of the Middle Vézère.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department