Mourioux-Vieilleville

Mourioux-Vieilleville
Commune
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
Location of Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville Show map of France Mourioux-Vieilleville Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Le Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	CC Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Mondon[1]
Area ^1	25.2 km^2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	521
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23137 /23210
Elevation	379–516 m (1,243–1,693 ft) (avg. 456 m or 1,496 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

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".

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

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.