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Malleret (; oc, Malerèt) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the eas ...
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in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
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in central
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Geography

A small village of
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and
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situated some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D29 and the D18 roads. The commune lies within the natural park of the ''Millevaches'' (1000 lakes, not cows).


Population


Sights

* The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century. * The
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château at Segourzat. * A sixteenth-century stone cross. * Vestiges of a château at Galmaud.


See also

*
Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub