Moutier-Rozeille

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Coat of arms of Moutier-Rozeille
Coat of arms
Location of Moutier-Rozeille
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(2020–2026) Jean-Paul Burjade[1]Area
1
19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
428 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
23140 /23200
Elevation437–671 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962427—    
1968507+18.7%
1975403−20.5%
1982475+17.9%
1990446−6.1%
1999435−2.5%
2008436+0.2%

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.[3]

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "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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