Creuzier-le-Vieux () is a

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in the

Allier Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...

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in central

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Geography

Location

Creuzier-le-Vieux is located near ''Montagne Verte'' (Green Mountain), north of the two main cities of the agglomeration that are

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and

Cusset Cusset is a commune in the department of Allier, in central French region of Auvergne. Situated in the foothills of the , the city is a suburb of Vichy and ranks fourth in population for the department. Population Geography Location Loc ...

Transportation

Road transportation

The city is accessible through several departmental roads: * D 6^E, serving ''La Pergola'' polyclinic; * D 27 (from

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''via'' ''Beausoleil'' and ''Pont Boutiron'' hamlets); * D 174 serving ''Rhue'' and ''Laudemarière'' hamlets and Vichy-Rhue industrial area; * D 258 (from Vichy to

Saint-Germain-des-Fossés Saint-Germain-des-Fossés (; oc, Sent German daus Fossats) is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Saint-Germain-des-Fossés station has rail connections to Lyon, Nevers and Clermont-Ferrand. Populatio ...

''via'' town centre and ''Laudemarière'' hamlet); * D 558 (from ''Les Arloings'' hamlet to

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); * D 658.

Railway transportation

The Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Darsac railway passes to the west of the town. The nearest railway stations are in

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Urban transportation

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. Entrée Creuzier-le-Vieux par D 258 2019-05-11.JPG, alt=Entrance from Beausoleil, Entrance from Beausoleil Creuzier-le-Vieux D 6E vers Vichy 2014-09-14.JPG, alt=D 6E road in Pont Boutiron neighborhood toward Vichy, D 6E road in Pont Boutiron neighborhood toward Vichy Ligne SGF Darsac PN7 nord 2014-06-14.JPG, alt=Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Darsac railway: Level crossing #7, Saint-Germain-des-Fossés–Darsac railway: Level crossing #7

History

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. 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").

Administration

List of successive mayors (incomplete): * October 1983-March 2001: Jean Burlaud * March 2001-March 2014: Jean-Claude Tuloup * March 2014 – 2020: Christian Bertin * 2020–2026: Bernard Corre

Population

Culture & Heritage

* Saint-Martin Church, surrounded by the cemetery, away from the town (heavily reworked in the 20th century on a 12th-century base). Merovingian cemetery was excavated in 1986 in the crypt of the church. * Stronghold of the 15th century, adjoins the church (castle Lauzet). It succeeded an older castle, some vestiges remain. At this place was the seat of the lordship of Creuzier-le-Vieux. * War Memorial 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 on the site of the church. A child sitting on a barrel shows a helmeted head. Branches of vine and grapes recall the local culture, but also symbolize the blood of sacrifice. * Stronghold of Laudemarière heavily remodeled in the nineteenth century. The central building is flanked on one side of a house and the other a round tower with a conical roof. * Stronghold of La Viala. * La Seigne castle (18th century) * Boutiron bridge (on departmental road 27, between Charmeil and Creuzier-le-Vieux,

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since 2021) * Laundry (19th century).