Mestes
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Mestes (French pronunciation: [mɛst]; Occitan: Mestas) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Mestes | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mestes | |
  Mestes  Mestes | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′02″N 2°18′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Ussel |
| Canton | Haute-Dordogne |
| Intercommunality | Haute-Corrèze Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aurélie Gibouret Lambert[1] |
Area 1 | 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 341 |
| • Density | 29.8/km2 (77.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19135 /19200 |
| Elevation | 545–686 m (1,788–2,251 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Diège forms all of the commune's eastern boundary.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 204 | — |
| 1968 | 216 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 202 | −6.5% |
| 1982 | 204 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 263 | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 262 | −0.4% |
| 2008 | 315 | +20.2% |
