Moutier-Malcard

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Pierre Guyot^[1]Area25.81 km² (9.97 sq mi)Population540 • Density21/km² (54/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation262–433 m (860–1,421 ft)
(avg. 363 m or 1,191 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moutier-Malcard (French pronunciation: [mutje malkaʁ]; Occitan: Mostier Malcard) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D990 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	736	—
1968	865	+17.5%
1975	747	−13.6%
1982	678	−9.2%
1990	573	−15.5%
1999	514	−10.3%
2008	543	+5.6%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• A fifteenth-century donjon and stone cross.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References