La Villetelle

La Villetelle
Town hall
Town hall
Location of La Villetelle
La Villetelle is located in France
La Villetelle
La Villetelle
Location within France
La Villetelle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Villetelle
La Villetelle
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°55′11″N 2°20′30″E / 45.9197°N 2.3417°E / 45.9197; 2.3417
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementAubusson
CantonAuzances
IntercommunalityCC Creuse Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Bœuf[1]
Area
1
16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
163
 • Density10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23266 /23260
Elevation540–727 m (1,772–2,385 ft)
(avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Villetelle (French pronunciation: [la viltɛl]; Occitan: La Vialatèla) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small farming and forestry village situated some 10 miles (16 km) east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D9 and the D941 road.

The river Tardes forms all of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 265—    
1975 224−2.37%
1982 193−2.11%
1990 188−0.33%
1999 171−1.05%
2007 164−0.52%
2012 168+0.48%
2017 169+0.12%
2023 163−0.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

  • The nineteenth-century church of St.Laurent.
  • A seventeenth-century coaching inn.
  • The château de Lavaud-Provins.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE