Vigeville
| Vigeville | |
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  Vigeville | |
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Location within Limousin region  Vigeville | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′41″N 2°04′32″E / 46.1614°N 2.0756°ECoordinates: 46°09′41″N 2°04′32″E / 46.1614°N 2.0756°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Ahun |
| Intercommunality | Carrefour des Quatre Provinces |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thérèse Lemoine |
| Area1 | 7.27 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 141 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23262 / 23140 |
| Elevation |
419–541 m (1,375–1,775 ft) (avg. 527 m or 1,729 ft) |
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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. | |
Vigeville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.
Geography
An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 8 miles (13 km) east of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D13 and the D990 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 119 | — |
| 1968 | 139 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 133 | −4.3% |
| 1982 | 139 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 145 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 136 | −6.2% |
| 2008 | 141 | +3.7% |
Sights
The church, dating from the fifteenth century.
Church "without a steeple" boasts an altarpiece and two wooden polychrome statues of the seventeenth century. Walking along the cemetery you can see over the wall a replica of the Eiffel Tower Granite. Presence of a lodging of stage and a cottage in France for all information contact the Town Hall. In the village the hills of the presence of a Tilleu Suly.[1]
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vigeville. |
- Vigeville on the Quid website (French)
