Meyrueis
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Place details
- Locality
- Meyrueis
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,084
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Meyrueis-Vue du pont.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Clock tower and bridge over the Béthuzon in Meyrueis
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville-fr-Meyrueis.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Florac
- French commune.canton
- Florac Trois Rivières
- French commune.INSEE
- 48096
- French commune.postal code
- 48150
- French commune.mayor
- René Jeanjean
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Gorges Causses Cévennes
- French commune.elevation m
- 706
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Meyrueis
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Florac
- Population
- +770
- Area
- +104.68
- Elevation
- +1028
- Capital of
- Causse Noir
- Shares border with
- Valleraugue
- Official website
- www.meyrueis.fr
- Image
- Meyrueis-Vue du pont.jpg
Article
32 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- From Prehistory to the Gallo-Roman Period
- The birth of a barony
- A medieval market town
- Religious presence in the Middle Ages
- An independent municipality (13th to 15th century)
- The hat factories and the Protestant Reformation (16th century)
- Catholic reconquest (17th century)
- Meyrueis in the 18th century
- Revolution and religious pacification (1789-1880)
- Economic life in the 19th century
- Tourism revival after 1880
- The 20th and 21st centuries
- Typonyms
- Heraldry
- Sites and monuments
- Old Castle of Meyrueis
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock
- Remains of fortifications and Clock Tower
- Roquedols Castle
- Ayres Castle
- St. Peter's Church
- Protestant Temple
- Houses and mansions
- Industrial heritage
- Personalities connected to the town
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Meyrueis (; ) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.
==Geography== thumb|The Jonte (river)|Jonte at Meyrueis The town of Meyrueis is located between the foothills of Mont Aigoual to the south and the Causse Méjean to the north. The town thus marks the border between the geographic areas of the Grands Causses, Causse Noir and Causse Méjean, and the Cévennes Mountains. Three rivers meet there: the Jonte, the Béthuzon and the Brèze. The communal territory extends across 10,468 hectares, delimited by an approximate rectangle 25 km long and 10 km wide. It has an average altitude of 706 metres; the highest point is 1562 metres.