Chaumeil

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chaumeil

(2020–2026) Marie Fraysse^[1]Area

31.7 km² (12.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

164 • Density5.2/km² (13/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

19051 /19390

Elevation524–911 m (1,719–2,989 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaumeil (French pronunciation: [ʃomɛj]; Occitan: Chaumelh) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Geography

Location

Chaumeil is located 22 km northeast of Tulle, 15 km north-west of Egletons and 10 km southeast of Treignac, in the heart of the Massif des Monédières.

The municipality is part of the territory of the Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin (Regional Natural Park of the Millevaches) in the Limousin. It is watered by the Corrèze, the Corrèze de Pradines, the Douyge and a stream from the pond (mother branch of the Vimbelle).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	236	—
1968	325	+37.7%
1975	270	−16.9%
1982	218	−19.3%
1990	188	−13.8%
1999	192	+2.1%
2008	161	−16.1%

Places and monuments

The Croix de Chaumeil, a 16th-century stone cross in the village of Chaumeil.
Church, a 15th-century church with a covered 16th century porch, inside a wood polychrome naive pieta, Madonna and child and reliquary.
Maison des Monédières, gourmet food and handicrafts.

Notable people

Jean-Baptiste Billot (1828-1907), born in the village of Chastagnol, general of the French Army, was a member of the National Assembly (1871-1875), an unmovable senator and three times Minister of War (1882-1883 and 1896-1898).
Jean Ségurel, accordionist.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.