Vallière

Vallière
Vallière

Coordinates: 45°54′24″N 2°02′05″E / 45.9067°N 2.0347°E / 45.9067; 2.0347Coordinates: 45°54′24″N 2°02′05″E / 45.9067°N 2.0347°E / 45.9067; 2.0347
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Felletin
Intercommunality Aubusson-Felletin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Valérie Bertin
Area1 48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 755
  Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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 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%

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