Vaillac

Vaillac
Vaillac
Part of Cœur de Causse
	The town hall in Vaillac
	Location of Vaillac
	Map credit Vaillac Location within France Map credit Vaillac Location within Occitanie
	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)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Highest elevation	422 m (1,385 ft)
Lowest elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population (2022)	95
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	46240
	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.

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.

Sights and monuments

The Château de Vaillac is a castle containing elements from the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
Église Saint-Julien, 14th - 15th century church