Saint-Méard

Saint-Méard

The Échizadour Tower, in Saint-Méard
Saint-Méard

Coordinates: 45°39′57″N 1°32′57″E / 45.6658°N 1.5492°ECoordinates: 45°39′57″N 1°32′57″E / 45.6658°N 1.5492°E
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Châteauneuf-la-Forêt
Intercommunality Briance Combade
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Lavaud
Area1 24.51 km2 (9.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 377
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87170 / 87130
Elevation 330–560 m (1,080–1,840 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.

Saint-Méard (Occitan: Sent Mèrd) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Geography

The river Briance flows northwestward through the western part of the commune.

See also

References

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