The municipality was occupied in the Neolithic, first known occupation. Some testimonies of occupation in the iron age (about thirty mounds) and traces of Gallo-Roman villa are present in two or three places of the municipality. The first map where the village is mentioned was created in 936. The pond of Ruffaud appears for the first time on the map of Cassini around 1760. In 1912, the cascades of Gimel are the first site to be classified in France.
| Municipality | Gimel-les-Cascades |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 19800 |
| Tourism label |  |
| Latitude | 45.3020550 (N 45° 18’ 7”) |
| Longitude | 1.8512270 (E 1° 51’ 4”) |
| Altitude | From 220m to 606m |
| Surface area | 20.86 km² |
| Population | 798 inhabitants |
| Density | 38 inhabitants/km² |
| Prefecture | Tulle (10.5 km, 17 min) |
| Insee code | 19085 |
| Intercommunality | CA Tulle Agglo |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Territories | Limousin, Massif Central |
| Region | New-Aquitaine |
| Saint-Priest-de-Gimel | 4.6 km (7 min) |
|---|---|
| Saint-Martial-de-Gimel | 6.4 km (11 min) |
| Chanac-les-Mines | 6.8 km (9 min) |
| Les Angles-sur-Corrèze | 8.3 km (14 min) |
| Bar | 8.3 km (15 min) |
| Laguenne-sur-Avalouze | 11.1 km (13 min) |
| Tulle | 11.5 km (14 min) |
| Corrèze | 11.9 km (16 min) |
| Clergoux | 12.7 km (13 min) |
| Espagnac | 12.7 km (20 min) |
| Eyrein | 13 km (16 min) |
| Orliac-de-Bar | 14 km (24 min) |
| Pandrignes | 14 km (22 min) |
| Saint-Paul | 14.4 km (21 min) |
| Vitrac-sur-Montane | 14.4 km (19 min) |
The two most important natural sites of Gimel-les-Cascades are the unavoidable waterfalls of Gimel (2nd most visited site of Corrèze) and the pond of Ruffaud on the domain of the same name.
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The tree-climbing of the Ruffaud pond located in Saint-Priest-de-Gimel offers its activities from April 1st to All Saints' Day.
| Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nature and the great outdoors | 50 € | Vayrac (43 km) |
 | Entertainment | 7 € to 11 € | Martel (45 km) |
 | Entertainment | 6 € to 9 € | Padirac (50 km) |
| Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hike | Easy | 40 min | Argentat-sur-Dordogne (24 km) |
 | Hike | Easy | 2:15 | Argentat-sur-Dordogne (24 km) |
 | Hike | Intermediate | 5:00 | Sérilhac (26 km) |
| Hike | Easy | 2:30 | Saint-Ybard (30 km) |
 | Hike | Easy | 1:15 | Vars-sur-Roseix (38 km) |
