Mourioux-Vieilleville

Mourioux-Vieilleville
Commune
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
Location of Mourioux-Vieilleville
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Mourioux-Vieilleville is located in France
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E / 46.0781°N 1.6461°E / 46.0781; 1.6461
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Mondon[1]
Area
1
25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
521
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23137 /23210
Elevation379–516 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962864—    
1968941+8.9%
1975851−9.6%
1982719−15.5%
1990629−12.5%
1999569−9.5%
2008588+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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret du 5 août 1992 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
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