Mérinchal
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Mérinchal is a commune in France, situated within the Creuse department, the canton of Crocq, and the arrondissement of Aubusson. It is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and borders the municipalities of Chard, Dontreix, Lioux-les-Monges, and La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes. The Cher river is located near the commune.
The area of Mérinchal is 45.45 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 784 meters. Its postal code is 23420. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,187 residents and another citing 827. A specific breakdown indicates 343 males and 377 females. The commune is twinned with Öhningen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mérinchal
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 827
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Mérinchal
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Ville fr Merinchal (23).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Aubusson
- French commune.canton
- Auzances
- French commune.INSEE
- 23131
- French commune.postal code
- 23420
- French commune.mayor
- Marie-Françoise Ventenat
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
- French commune.elevation m
- 735
- French commune.elevation min m
- 656
- French commune.elevation max m
- 784
- French commune.area km2
- 45.45
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mérinchal
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Aubusson
- Population
- 654
- Area
- 45.45
- Elevation
- 708
- Body of water
- Cher
- Shares border with
- Saint-Avit, Puy-de-Dôme
- Official website
- www.merinchal.fr
- Image
- 082 Mérinchal ( 23420 ).JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Öhningen
- Commons category
- Mérinchal
- postal code
- 23420
- associated electoral district
- canton of Auzances
- male population
- 343
- female population
- 377
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-55-67-20-19
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Encyclopedic overview
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Mérinchal (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
==Geography== A large area of farming, forestry, lakes and streams comprising several villages and hamlets situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27, D28 and the D31 roads and also on the D941. The commune has the department of Puy-de-Dôme on its eastern border and is also the source of the river Cher. Until 2008 the commune was served by two railway stations on the now closed line from Montluçon to Eygurande–Merlines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mérinchal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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