Vaillac
Appearance
Vaillac | |
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Part of Cœur de Causse | |
Coordinates: 44°40′32″N 1°31′50″E / 44.6756°N 1.5306°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lot |
Arrondissement | Gourdon |
Canton | Causse et Bouriane |
Commune | Cœur de Causse |
Area 1 | 13.68 km2 (5.28 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 97 |
• Density | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 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. |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
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Château de Vaillac.
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Vie of the church and the village.
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Foulon brook.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 October 2015
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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