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Malval

Coordinates: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E / 46.3506°N 1.8861°E / 46.3506; 1.8861
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Malval
The church in Malval
The church in Malval
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Malval is located in France
Malval
Malval
Malval is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Malval
Malval
Coordinates: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E / 46.3506°N 1.8861°E / 46.3506; 1.8861
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonBonnat
CommuneLinard-Malval
Area
1
4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
47
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
23220
Elevation248–376 m (814–1,234 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Malval (French pronunciation: [malval]; Limousin: Malaval) is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Linard-Malval.[2]

Geography

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A very small farming village, situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D56 and the D6 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
196264—    
196872+12.5%
197555−23.6%
198253−3.6%
199050−5.7%
199957+14.0%
200846−19.3%

Sights

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  • The church of St. Valérie, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.
  • A restored watermill.

See also

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