Malleret

Malleret
Commune
Malleret
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Malleret
Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 2°19′10″E / 45.7667°N 2.3194°E / 45.7667; 2.3194Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 2°19′10″E / 45.7667°N 2.3194°E / 45.7667; 2.3194
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality Haute-Corrèze Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Lacrocq
Area1 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 46
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 23119 /23260
Elevation 716–869 m (2,349–2,851 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.

Malleret is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small village of farming and forestry situated some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D29 and the D18 roads. The commune lies within the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196278—    
196889+14.1%
197575−15.7%
198261−18.7%
199044−27.9%
199946+4.5%
200846+0.0%

Sights

  • The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The feudal château at Segourzat.
  • A sixteenth-century stone cross.
  • Vestiges of a château at Galmaud.

See also

References


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