Vareilles, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Vareilles

(2020–2026) Jean Roland Matigot^[1]Area

17.68 km² (6.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

313 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

23258 /23300

Elevation267–403 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.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	299	—
1968	385	+28.8%
1975	311	−19.2%
1982	308	−1.0%
1990	297	−3.6%
1999	266	−10.4%
2008	291	+9.4%

Sights

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.