Mourioux-Vieilleville

Mourioux-Vieilleville
The church and the town hall in Mourioux-Vieilleville
Mourioux-Vieilleville
Location within Limousin region  Mourioux-Vieilleville
Coordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E / 46.0781°N 1.6461°ECoordinates: 46°04′41″N 1°38′46″E / 46.0781°N 1.6461°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Delattre
Area^1	25.2 km^2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	588
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
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 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.

Mourioux-Vieilleville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Mourioux-Vieilleville on the Quid website (French)