Vidaillat

Vidaillat
Vidaillat
Location within Limousin region  Vidaillat
Coordinates: 45°57′32″N 1°54′28″E / 45.9589°N 1.9078°ECoordinates: 45°57′32″N 1°54′28″E / 45.9589°N 1.9078°E
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Pontarion
Intercommunality	Pays Creuse-Thaurion-Gartempe
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Martine Laporte
Area^1	23.59 km^2 (9.11 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	170
• Density	7.2/km^2 (19/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23260 / 23250
Elevation	444–760 m (1,457–2,493 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 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.

Vidaillat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A forestry and farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Thaurion river, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Guéret at the junction of the D34, D36 and the D45 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	278	—
1968	305	+9.7%
1975	225	−26.2%
1982	223	−0.9%
1990	183	−17.9%
1999	162	−11.5%
2008	170	+4.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Remains of a motte and bailey castle at Creux-du-Renard.
• Two memorials to members of the French Resistance.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Vidaillat on the Quid website (French)