Meymac

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

Meymac
Commune
A general view of Meymac
Coat of arms
Location of Meymac
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Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 2°08′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Plateau de Millevaches
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Brugère[1]
Area 1	87.15 km2 (33.65 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,326
• Density	26.69/km2 (69.13/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.

History

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

In June 1944, a group of German soldiers and a suspected French collaborator were executed near Meymac.^[3][4]

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.

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

Population

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[5]

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