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Moutier-Malcard

Coordinates: 46°23′41″N 1°56′45″E / 46.3947°N 1.9458°E / 46.3947; 1.9458
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Moutier-Malcard
The centre of Moutier-Malcard
The centre of Moutier-Malcard
Location of Moutier-Malcard
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Moutier-Malcard is located in France
Moutier-Malcard
Moutier-Malcard
Moutier-Malcard is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Moutier-Malcard
Moutier-Malcard
Coordinates: 46°23′41″N 1°56′45″E / 46.3947°N 1.9458°E / 46.3947; 1.9458
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonBonnat
IntercommunalityCC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Guyot[1]
Area
1
25.81 km2 (9.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
540
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23139 /23220
Elevation262–433 m (860–1,421 ft)
(avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moutier-Malcard (French pronunciation: [mutje malkaʁ]; Occitan: Mostier Malcard) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

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A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D990 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962736—    
1968865+17.5%
1975747−13.6%
1982678−9.2%
1990573−15.5%
1999514−10.3%
2008543+5.6%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A fifteenth-century donjon and stone cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.