Meymac

Meymac
A general view of Meymac
Coat of arms
Meymac
Location within Limousin region Meymac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Ussel
Canton	Meymac
Intercommunality	Ussel - Meymac - Haute-Corrèze
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Serge Vialle
Area1	87.15 km2 (33.65 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	2,625
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Meymac (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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	2,411	—
1968	2,410	−0.0%
1975	2,434	+1.0%
1982	2,523	+3.7%
1990	2,796	+10.8%
1999	2,623	−6.2%
2008	2,625	+0.1%

Sights

• Arboretum du Puy Chabrol
• Mont Bessou viewing tower

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department
• Raymond Couvègnes

References

• INSEE

External links

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