- Mourioux-Vieilleville
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Mourioux-Vieilleville
Administration Country France Region Limousin Department Creuse Arrondissement Guéret Canton Bénévent-l'Abbaye Intercommunality Bénévent-Grand-Bourg Mayor Alain Delattre
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 379–516 m (1,243–1,693 ft)
(avg. 456 m/1,496 ft)Land area1 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) Population2 588 (2008) - Density 23 /km2 (60 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 23137/ 23210 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E / 46.0780555556°N 1.64611111111°E
Mourioux-Vieilleville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
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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 populations Year Pop. ±% 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".
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External links
Categories:- Communes of Creuse
- Creuse geography stubs
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