Vallière

Vallière
Vallière
Location within Limousin region Vallière
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	Aubusson-Felletin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Valérie Bertin
Area1	48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	755
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23257 / 23120
Elevation	494–708 m (1,621–2,323 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.

Vallière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	862	—
1968	994	+15.3%
1975	940	−5.4%
1982	885	−5.9%
1990	814	−8.0%
1999	774	−4.9%
2008	755	−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

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Vallière on the Quid website (French)