Le Monteil-au-Vicomte

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Le Monteil-au-Vicomte

(2020–2026) Christian Meyer^[1]Area

14.4 km² (5.6 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

215 • Density15/km² (39/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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	273	—
1968	289	+5.9%
1975	281	−2.8%
1982	287	+2.1%
1990	248	−13.6%
1999	266	+7.3%
2008	226	−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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.