Malval (French pronunciation: [malval]; Limousin: Malaval) is a former commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Linard-Malval.

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.

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%

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

• Communes of the Creuse department

• Malval on the Quid website (in French)