# Millevaches

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**Millevaches** (milvaʃ; Occitan: *Miuvachas*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Corrèze](/source/Corr%C3%A8ze) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in central [France](/source/France) in the [Nouvelle-Aquitaine](/source/Nouvelle-Aquitaine) region.

## Geography

### Location

The commune located in the [Massif Central](/source/Massif_Central), part of the Regional Natural Park of the Millevaches in [Limousin](/source/Limousin). The village of Millevaches is distinguished by at least two characteristics. The first is that it is the highest commune of the whole Limousin, perched between 890 and 920 meters above sea level. The second is that it is located on the dividing watershed between the tributaries of the [Loire](/source/Loire) and those of the [Dordogne](/source/Dordogne_(river)). To the north, it is [Vienne](/source/Vienne_(river)) which takes its source about 4 km from the village, to the south, the [Vézère](/source/V%C3%A9z%C3%A8re), the [Luzège](/source/Luz%C3%A8ge) and the [Triouzoune](/source/Triouzoune) are just three to five kilometres away.

### Toponymy

The commune, yet among the least populated of the area in question, gave its name to the plateau of Millevaches.

### Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1962 105 — 1968 113 +7.6% 1975 86 −23.9% 1982 79 −8.1% 1990 76 −3.8% 1999 82 +7.9% 2008 91 +11.0%

## History

In 1048, the Viscount of Aubusson ceded the locality of Millevaches to the Abbey of [Uzerche](/source/Uzerche). The village is mentioned in the [cartulary](/source/Cartulary) of this abbey in 1145 and 1146 in the latinised form *Millevacas*.

## See also

- [Communes of the Corrèze department](/source/Communes_of_the_Corr%C3%A8ze_department)

## References

1. ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

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