Moutier-Rozeille

Moutier-Rozeille
Moutier-Rozeille
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	Aubusson-Felletin
Mayor	Jean Paul Burjade (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	437–671 m (1,434–2,201 ft) (avg. 538 m/1,765 ft)
Land area1	19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population2	436  (2008)
- Density	22 /km2 (57 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23140/ 23200
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: 45°55′03″N 2°11′52″E / 45.9175°N 2.19777777778°E / 45.9175; 2.19777777778

Moutier-Rozeille is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated near where the Creuse joins the Rozeille river, just 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D19, D982 and the D21 roads.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	427	—
1968	507	+18.7%
1975	403	−20.5%
1982	475	+17.9%
1990	446	−6.1%
1999	435	−2.5%
2008	436	+0.2%

Sights

• The church, dating from the eleventh century.
• The ruins of a feudal castle at Confolent.
• The ruins of a church of St. Hilaire.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Moutier-Rozeille on the Quid website (French)