Meyrals
Encyclopedia
Meyrals is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in the southwest of France.
Meyrals is in the Périgord
and, specifically, the Périgord Noir (Black Périgord), in Aquitaine
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in the southwest of France.
Meyrals is in the Périgord
Périgord
The Périgord is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord Noir , the Périgord Blanc , the Périgord Vert and the Périgord Pourpre...
and, specifically, the Périgord Noir (Black Périgord), in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
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Population
Personalities
- Christophe de BeaumontChristophe de BeaumontChristophe de Beaumont , French ecclesiastic and archbishop of Paris, was a cadet of the Les Adrets and Saint-Quentin branch of the illustrious Dauphin family of Beaumont....
, (1703–1781), archbishop of Paris, was born in Meyrals.
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 GiraudRoland GiraudRoland Giraud , is a French actor. He is married to the actress Maaike Jansen.Giraud began his theatrical training in the 1960s and joined Coluche's theatrical company in 1971. Around this time he worked also with the troupe, Le Splendid. His first cinematic role came in 1974 in Michel Audiard's...
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