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Masbaraud Mérignat

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Creuse

Canton
  
Bourganeuf

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:12 PM

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Arrondissement
  
Guéret

Area
  
20.39 km²

Population
  
328 (1999)

Masbaraud-Mérignat

Intercommunality
  
Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière

Weather
  
14°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 63% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 23400 Masbaraud-M%C3%A9rignat, France

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the river Taurion, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D61 and the D912 roads.

Sights

  • Traces of the abbey of Mérignat, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The chapel, dating from the twentieth century.

    • Personalities

  • Raymond Poulidor, French racing cyclist, was born here on the family farm in 1936.

    • References

    Masbaraud-Mérignat Wikipedia
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