Vaillac

Part of Cœur de Causse in Occitania, France
Location of Vaillac
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44°40′32″N 1°31′50″E / 44.6756°N 1.5306°E / 44.6756; 1.5306CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentLotArrondissementGourdonCantonCausse et BourianeCommuneCœur de Causse Area
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13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi)Population
 (2019)[1]
97 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code
46240
Elevation239–422 m (784–1,385 ft)
(avg. 275 m or 902 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vaillac (French pronunciation: [vajak]; Languedocien: Valhac) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cœur de Causse.[2]

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, in the valley of the Foulon, a stream tributary of the Céou, which flows westward through the northern part of the commune. There is a castle on the hill overlooking the village that is occasionally open to the public.

Sights and monuments

  • The Château de Vaillac is a castle containing elements from the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.[3]
  • Église Saint-Julien, 14th - 15th century church
  • Château de Vaillac.
    Château de Vaillac.
  • Vie of the church and the village.
    Vie of the church and the village.
  • Foulon brook.
    Foulon brook.

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 October 2015
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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