Vallière

For the river, see Vallière (river). For people with the family name Vallière, see Vallière (surname).

Vallière (French pronunciation: [valjɛʁ]; Occitan: Valièra, before 1996: Vallières)^[3] is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Vallière
Commune
Location of Vallière
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Coordinates: 45°54′24″N 2°02′05″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Felletin
Intercommunality	CC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Bertin[1]
Area 1	48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	714
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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