Mortroux
Mortroux (French pronunciation: [mɔʁtʁu]; Occitan: Mortròu) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D56a roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 457 | — |
| 1968 | 484 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 420 | −13.2% |
| 1982 | 384 | −8.6% |
| 1990 | 331 | −13.8% |
| 1999 | 318 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | 309 | −2.8% |
Sights
- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A seventeenth-century lime-tree, the "Sully", named after a Prime Minister under the reign of Henri IV.
- Pottery finials above windows on a couple of houses.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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