Meyrals

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

Meyrals
A general view of Meyrals
Location of Meyrals
Meyrals
Meyrals
Coordinates: 44°53′59″N 1°03′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementSarlat-la-Canéda
CantonVallée Dordogne
IntercommunalityVallée de la Dordogne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Le Corre
Area
1
18.16 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
641
  Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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 in the Périgord and, specifically, the Périgord Noir (Black Périgord), in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Personalities

Events

  • Festival des épouvantails (Scarecrows) has been held every summer from 1999 to the present.
  • The village of Meyrals was the setting for the film "Périgord noir" (1988), with Roland Giraud.

International relations

Meyral has one sister city:

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

Bibliography

  • Jacqueline Jouanel, Histoire de Meyrals, des origines à la Révolution, édition Récéad, 2007


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