Moutier-Rozeille (French pronunciation: ​[mutje ʁozɛj]; Occitan: Mostier Roselha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Moutier-Rozeille
Commune
A general view of Moutier-Rozeille
Coat of arms
Location of Moutier-Rozeille
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Coordinates: 45°55′03″N 2°11′52″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Burjade[1]
Area 1	19.66 km2 (7.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	419
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23140 /23200
Elevation	437–671 m (1,434–2,201 ft) (avg. 538 m or 1,765 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated near where the Creuse joins the Rozeille river, just 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D19, D982 and the D21 roads.

Population

Sights

• The church, dating from the eleventh century.
• The ruins of a feudal castle at Confolent.
• The ruins of the St Hilaire church. Originally built in the mid-7th century around a Gallo-Roman mausoleum, the church has been continuously occupied until the end of the 19th century. With many graves and architectural features, the site is regularly studied by archaeologists since 2007.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References

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