Verteillac

Verteillac
Commune
Town hall Town hall
Coat of arms of Verteillac Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Ribérac
Intercommunality	Périgord Ribéracois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Régis Defraye
Area1	18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	24573 / 24320
Elevation	79–187 m (259–614 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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.

Verteillac (French pronunciation: ​[vɛʁtɛjak]; Occitan: Vertelhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. In 2014, the feast of Félibrée was held in Verteillac.

International relation

It is twinned with Fontanetto Po in Italy.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	683	—
1968	655	−4.1%
1975	652	−0.5%
1982	724	+11.0%
1990	706	−2.5%
1999	675	−4.4%
2008	644	−4.6%

Sights

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Verteillac church

• Château du Breuil, 16th-17th century
• Château de la Grénerie, 19th century
• Château de la Meyfrenie, 18th-19th century
• Verteillac church

Shopping

Verteillac is a local shopping centre for the nearby villages. It has a general store (Merlaud, which sells everything from lettuce to lawn mowers), butchers, bakers, a brocante, a choice of cafes and restaurants.

Personalities

• Martine Aurillac, députée for Paris, was member of the municipal council of Verteillac from 1971 until 1977.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department
• Périgord

External links

• Official site