Le Monteil-au-Vicomte | |
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Commune | |
Ruins of the chateau
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Coordinates: 45°55′52″N 1°56′16″E / 45.9311°N 1.9378°ECoordinates: 45°55′52″N 1°56′16″E / 45.9311°N 1.9378°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Felletin |
Intercommunality | CC CIATE, Bourganeuf/Royère-de-Vassivière |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Meyer |
Area1 | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 226 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23134 /23460 |
Elevation | 505–683 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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 is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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).