Mourioux-Vieilleville
Appearance
Mourioux-Vieilleville | |
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Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E / 46.0781°N 1.6461°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Guéret |
Canton | Le Grand-Bourg |
Intercommunality | CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Mondon[1] |
Area 1 | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 521 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23137 /23210 |
Elevation | 379–516 m (1,243–1,693 ft) (avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Mourioux-Vieilleville (French pronunciation: [muʁju vjɛjvil]; Occitan: Moriòu Vielhavila, before 1992: Mourioux)[3] is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and a few hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D5, D50, D42 and the D912a1 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 864 | — |
1968 | 941 | +8.9% |
1975 | 851 | −9.6% |
1982 | 719 | −15.5% |
1990 | 629 | −12.5% |
1999 | 569 | −9.5% |
2008 | 588 | +3.3% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A group of dolmen called "le Four des Fades".
- A fifteenth-century house known as "le Monastère".
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 5 août 1992 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
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