Vaillac

Vaillac

The town hall in Vaillac
Vaillac

Coordinates: 44°40′32″N 1°31′50″E / 44.6756°N 1.5306°E / 44.6756; 1.5306Coordinates: 44°40′32″N 1°31′50″E / 44.6756°N 1.5306°E / 44.6756; 1.5306
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Lot
Arrondissement Gourdon
Canton Causse et Bouriane
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Mr. Soucirac
Area1 13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 107
  Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 46325 / 46240
Elevation 239–422 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vaillac 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.[1]

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.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 30 October 2015
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