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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France For the river, see Vallière (river). For people with the family name Vallière, see Vallière (surname). Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Vallière
Commune
Location of Vallière
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Coordinates: 45°54′24″N 2°02′05″E / 45.9067°N 2.0347°E / 45.9067; 2.0347
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonFelletin
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Valérie Bertin
Area48.42 km (18.70 sq mi)
Population714
 • Density15/km (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23257 /23120
Elevation494–708 m (1,621–2,323 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vallière (French pronunciation: [valjɛʁ]; Occitan: Valièra, before 1996: Vallières) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Banize, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D7, D10, D16 and the D36 roads. The commune lies within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’ (1000 lakes, not cows).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962862—    
1968994+15.3%
1975940−5.4%
1982885−5.9%
1990814−8.0%
1999774−4.9%
2008755−2.5%

Sights

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The fourteenth-century château de Villeneuve.
  • Two menhirs, at Fraisse and Les Garennes.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Décret du 7 août 1996 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0186, 10 August 1996, pp. 12182-12183.

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Communes of the Creuse department


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