Millevaches

Millevaches (French pronunciation: [milvaʃ]; Occitan: Miuvachas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Millevaches
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Millevaches
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Coordinates: 45°38′32″N 2°05′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Plateau de Millevaches
Intercommunality	Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvie Prabonneau[1]
Area 1	11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	77
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19139 /19290
Elevation	800–956 m (2,625–3,136 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 commune located in the Massif Central, part of the Regional Natural Park of the Millevaches in Limousin. The village of Millevaches is distinguished by at least two characteristics. The first is that it is the highest commune of the whole Limousin, perched between 890 and 920 meters above sea level. The second is that it is located on the dividing watershed between the tributaries of the Loire and those of the Dordogne. To the north, it is Vienne which takes its source about 4 km from the village, to the south, the Vézère, the Luzège and the Triouzoune are just three to five kilometres away.

Toponymy

The commune, yet among the least populated of the area in question, gave its name to the plateau of Millevaches.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	105	—
1968	113	+7.6%
1975	86	−23.9%
1982	79	−8.1%
1990	76	−3.8%
1999	82	+7.9%
2008	91	+11.0%

History

Church

In 1048, the Viscount of Aubusson ceded the locality of Millevaches to the Abbey of Uzerche. The village is mentioned in the cartulary of this abbey in 1145 and 1146 in the latinised form Millevacas.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department