Mourioux-Vieilleville

Mourioux-Vieilleville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Mourioux-Vieilleville
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
Location of Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLe Grand-Bourg
IntercommunalityCC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Delattre
Area
1
25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
514
  Density20/km2 (53/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.

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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