Chaumeil

Chaumeil
Commune
The town hall and the church in Chaumeil

Coat of arms
Chaumeil
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Chaumeil
Coordinates: 45°27′25″N 1°52′57″E / 45.4569°N 1.8825°E / 45.4569; 1.8825Coordinates: 45°27′25″N 1°52′57″E / 45.4569°N 1.8825°E / 45.4569; 1.8825
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Corrèze
Arrondissement Ussel
Canton Égletons
Intercommunality Les Monédières
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jean-Pierre Kuttig
Area1 31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 161
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 19051 /19390
Elevation 524–911 m (1,719–2,989 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.

Chaumeil (Chaumelh in occitan) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

Location

Chaumeil is located 22 km northeast of Tulle, 15 km north-west of Egletons and 10 km southeast of Treignac, in the heart of the Massif des Monédières.

The municipality is part of the territory of the Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin (Regional Natural Park of the Millevaches) in the Limousin. It is watered by the Corrèze, the Corrèze de Pradines, the Douyge and a stream from the pond (mother branch of the Vimbelle).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962236—    
1968325+37.7%
1975270−16.9%
1982218−19.3%
1990188−13.8%
1999192+2.1%
2008161−16.1%

Places and monuments

  • The Croix de Chaumeil, a 16th century stone cross in the village of Chaumeil.
  • Church, a 15th century church with a covered 16th century porch, inside a wood polychrome naive pieta, Madonna and child and reliquary.
  • Maison des Monédières, gourmet food and handicrafts.

Notable people

  • Jean-Baptiste Billot (1828-1907), born in the village of Chastagnol, general of the French Army, was a member of the National Assembly (1871-1875), an unmovable senator and three times Minister of War (1882-1883 and 1896-1898).
  • Jean Ségurel, accordionist.

See also

References


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