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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Commune
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-VieillevilleThe church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
Location of Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville is located in FranceMourioux-VieillevilleMourioux-VieillevilleShow map of FranceMourioux-Vieilleville is located in Nouvelle-AquitaineMourioux-VieillevilleMourioux-VieillevilleShow map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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
Area25.2 km (9.7 sq mi)
Population523
 • Density21/km (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23137 /23210
Elevation379–516 m (1,243–1,693 ft)
(avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mourioux-Vieilleville (French pronunciation: [muʁju vjɛjvil]; Occitan: Moriòu Vielhavila, before 1992: Mourioux) 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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Décret du 5 août 1992 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
Communes of the Creuse department


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