Creuzier-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [kʁøzje lə vjø]) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
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Church of Creuzier-le-Vieux in 2014 | |
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Coordinates: 46°09′38″N 3°26′06″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Allier |
Arrondissement | Vichy |
Canton | Cusset |
Intercommunality | Vichy Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Corre[1] |
Area 1 | 11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
Population | 3,297 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Creuzier-le-Vieux is located near Montagne Verte (Green Mountain), north of the two main cities of the agglomeration that are Vichy and Cusset.
The city is accessible through several departmental roads:
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.
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.
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.[3]
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").
List of successive mayors (incomplete):
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,535 | — |
1975 | 1,828 | +2.53% |
1982 | 2,153 | +2.37% |
1990 | 2,751 | +3.11% |
1999 | 2,960 | +0.82% |
2007 | 3,195 | +0.96% |
2012 | 3,315 | +0.74% |
2017 | 3,304 | −0.07% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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