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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Vareilles
Commune
The church in VareillesThe church in Vareilles
Location of Vareilles
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Coordinates: 46°18′04″N 1°28′41″E / 46.3011°N 1.4781°E / 46.3011; 1.4781
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonLa Souterraine
IntercommunalityCC Pays Sostranien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Roland Matigot
Area17.68 km (6.83 sq mi)
Population322
 • Density18/km (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code23258 /23300
Elevation267–403 m (876–1,322 ft)
(avg. 361 m or 1,184 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vareilles (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛj]; Occitan: Varelhes) 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 some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D10, D1 and the D71 roads.

The Benaize river flows through the commune and forms part of its western border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962299—    
1968385+28.8%
1975311−19.2%
1982308−1.0%
1990297−3.6%
1999266−10.4%
2008291+9.4%

Sights

  • The church of St. Pardoux, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The remains of a fifteenth-century manorhouse at Montlebeau.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
Communes of the Creuse department


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