Vareilles, Creuse

Vareilles

The church in Vareilles
Vareilles

Coordinates: 46°18′04″N 1°28′41″E / 46.3011°N 1.4781°E / 46.3011; 1.4781Coordinates: 46°18′04″N 1°28′41″E / 46.3011°N 1.4781°E / 46.3011; 1.4781
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton La Souterraine
Intercommunality Pays Sostranien
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Micheline Saint-Léger
Area1 17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 291
 • Density 16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23258 / 23300
Elevation 267–403 m (876–1,322 ft)
(avg. 361 m or 1,184 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vareilles 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%

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