Vareilles, Creuse

Vareilles (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛj]; Occitan: Varelhes) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Vareilles
Commune
The church in Vareilles
Location of Vareilles
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Coordinates: 46°18′04″N 1°28′41″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	La Souterraine
Intercommunality	CC Pays Sostranien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Roland Matigot[1]
Area 1	17.68 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	322
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department