Chaumeil

Chaumeil ( Chaumelh in Occitan ) is a commune with 161 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Corrèze, in the Limousin region. The municipality is a member of the Association of Municipalities Monedieres. Furthermore, the region is a part of the Massif des Monedieres. The inhabitants call themselves Chaumeillois (it).

Geography

The municipality is located in the Massif Central in the southern part of the Plateau de Millevaches and thus also in the Regional Natural Park Millevaches en Limousin. Furthermore, the region is also a part of the Massif des Monedieres.

Tulle, prefecture of the department, is located about 25 kilometers southwest and Égletons about 14 kilometers southeast. The Exit 22 Autoroute A89 is about 13 kilometers away in the south-east.

Neighboring communities of Chaumeil are Pradines in the northeast, Grandsaigne in the east, Saint- Yrieix -le- Déjalat the southeast, Sarran in the south, Meyrignac -l'Église in the southwest, Saint -Augustin in the west and Veix in the northwest.

Population Development

Personalities

• Jean -Baptiste Billot (1828-1907), French general and politician

Attractions

• The Cross of Chaumeil, a stone cross from the 16th century in the center of Chaumeil