Meyrals

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Meyrals
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A general view of Meyrals
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Location of Meyrals
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Meyrals
Coordinates: 44°53′59″N1°03′53″E / 44.8997°N 1.0647°E / 44.8997; 1.0647
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton Vallée Dordogne
Intercommunality Vallée de la Dordogne et Forêt Bessède
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Le Corre [1]
Area
1
18.16 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
677
  Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
24268 /24220
Elevation90–267 m (295–876 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meyrals is a commune in the Dordogne department in the southwest of France.

Contents

Meyrals is in the Périgord and, specifically, the Périgord Noir (Black Périgord), in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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A stone house in Meyrals

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962 429    
1968 434+1.2%
1975 368−15.2%
1982 385+4.6%
1990 417+8.3%
1999 468+12.2%
2008 578+23.5%
Cabanes (huts made with stones without mortar) in Meyrals Cabanes en pierre seche-Meyrals.jpg
Cabanes (huts made with stones without mortar) in Meyrals

Personalities

Events

International relations

Meyral has one sister city:

See also

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References

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