Le Monteil-au-Vicomte

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Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
Ruins of the chateau
Ruins of the chateau
Location of Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
Le Monteil-au-Vicomte is located in France
Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
Coordinates: 45°55′52″N 1°56′16″E / 45.9311°N 1.9378°E / 45.9311; 1.9378Coordinates: 45°55′52″N 1°56′16″E / 45.9311°N 1.9378°E / 45.9311; 1.9378
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Sud Ouest
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Meyer[1]
Area
1
14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
199
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23134 /23460
Elevation505–683 m (1,657–2,241 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Monteil-au-Vicomte (French pronunciation: ​[lə mɔ̃tɛj o vikɔ̃t]; Occitan: Grand Montelh) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography[]

An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the Thaurion river, some 12 miles (19 km) west of Aubusson, at the junction of the D3, D36 and the D37 roads. The commune is within the boundaries of the natural park of the Millevaches (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962273—    
1968289+5.9%
1975281−2.8%
1982287+2.1%
1990248−13.6%
1999266+7.3%
2008226−15.0%

Sights[]

  • The thirteenth-century church at Le Monteil.
  • The thirteenth-century church at Chatain.
  • A ruined castle donjon, dating from the twelfth century.

Personalities[]

  • Pierre d'Aubusson (1423 - 30 June 1503), Grand Master of the order of St. John of Jerusalem (the Knights Hospitaller) was born at the castle.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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