Malval

Malval
The church in Malval
Coat of arms
Malval
Location within Limousin region  Malval
Coordinates: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E / 46.3506°N 1.8861°ECoordinates: 46°21′02″N 1°53′10″E / 46.3506°N 1.8861°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bonnat
Intercommunality	Deux Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Orain
Area^1	4.03 km^2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	46
• Density	11/km^2 (30/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23121 / 23220
Elevation	248–376 m (814–1,234 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Malval is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A very small farming village, situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some 12 miles (19 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D56 and the D6 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	64	—
1968	72	+12.5%
1975	55	−23.6%
1982	53	−3.6%
1990	50	−5.7%
1999	57	+14.0%
2008	46	−19.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Valérie, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of a fourteenth-century castle.
• A restored watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Malval on the Quid website (French)