Creuzier-le-Vieux

Creuzier-le-Vieux

Church of Creuzier-le-Vieux in 2014

Coat of arms
Creuzier-le-Vieux

Coordinates: 46°09′38″N 3°26′06″E / 46.1606°N 3.435°ECoordinates: 46°09′38″N 3°26′06″E / 46.1606°N 3.435°E
Country France
Region Auvergne
Department Allier
Arrondissement Vichy
Canton Cusset
Intercommunality Vichy Val d'Allier
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Christian Bertin[1]
Area1 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 3,334
  Density 290/km2 (760/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 03094 / 03300
Elevation 243–404 m (797–1,325 ft)
(avg. 390 m or 1,280 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.

Creuzier-le-Vieux is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Geography

Location

Creuzier-le-Vieux is located near Montagne Verte (Green Mountain), north of the two main cities of the agglomeration that are Vichy and Cusset.

Transportation

Road transportation

The city is accessible through several departemental roads:

Railway transportation

The Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Darsac railway passes to the west of the town.

The nearest railway stations are in Saint-Germain-des-Fossés and Vichy.

Urban transportation

Creuzier-le-Vieux is served by two of the nine lines of the network public transport MobiVie. Line D serves the borough; line F serves the industrial area of Vichy-Rhue.

History

Polls conducted in 2002 in Les Petits Guinards, bordering the Allier, confirmed older findings and show occupation dating back to the Magdalenian. The remains found in particular testify hunts reindeer and horse, between March and July.[2]

The Lordship of Creuzier-le-Vieux belonged in the 16th century to the family of Montmorillon; it goes to the Bourbon-Busset by the marriage, on 21 June 1588, by Louise Montmorillon and César de Bourbon, count of Busset. The family of Bourbon-Busset remained owner Creuzier-le-Vieux until the mid-19th century.

Since the 11th century to the years 1950-1960, the hills around Vichy (including those of Creuzier-le-Vieux) were covered with vines ("old Vichy vineyard").

Administration

List of successive mayors (incomplete):

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,393    
19681,535+10.2%
19751,828+19.1%
19822,153+17.8%
19902,751+27.8%
19992,960+7.6%
20083,202+8.2%
20113,334+4.1%

Culture & Heritage

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 List of mayors of Allier. Retrieved on 2014-10-02
  2. Fontana, Laure; Lang, Laurent; Chauvière, François-Xavier; Jeannet, Marcel; Magoga, Lionel (2003). "Nouveau sondage sur le site paléolithique des Petits Guinards à Creuzier-le-Vieux (Allier, France) : des données inattendues [New Survey on Small Guinards Paleolithic site in Creuzier-le-Vieux (Allier, France): unexpected data]". Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française [Bulletin of the French Prehistoric Society] (in French) (Vol. 100 No. 3). p. 591-596.
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