Moutier-Rozeille
Moutier-Rozeille | |
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 A general view of Moutier-Rozeille | |
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Location of Moutier-Rozeille | |
  Moutier-Rozeille Location within France  Moutier-Rozeille Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′03″N 2°11′52″E / 45.9175°N 2.1978°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Aubusson |
| Canton | Felletin |
| Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Burjade[1] |
Area 1 | 19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 432 |
| • Density | 22.0/km2 (56.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23140 /23200 |
| Elevation | 437–671 m (1,434–2,201 ft) (avg. 538 m or 1,765 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Moutier-Rozeille (French pronunciation: [mutje ʁozɛj]; Occitan: Mostier Roselha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 507 | — |
| 1975 | 493 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 475 | −0.53% |
| 1990 | 446 | −0.78% |
| 1999 | 435 | −0.28% |
| 2007 | 439 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 436 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 427 | −0.42% |
| 2023 | 432 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
- The church, dating from the eleventh century.
- The ruins of a feudal castle at Confolent.
- The ruins of the St Hilaire church. Originally built in the mid-7th century around a Gallo-Roman mausoleum, the church has been continuously occupied until the end of the 19th century. With many graves and architectural features, the site is regularly studied by archaeologists since 2007.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Moutier-Rozeille (23-Creuse) – Saint-Hilaire : Campagne de fouilles 2012 - CNRS / UMR ARTeHIS - Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, Sociétés". Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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