Varetz
Varetz | |
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The church in Varetz | |
Location of Varetz | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 1°27′05″E / 45.1947°N 1.4514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Canton | Malemort |
| Intercommunality | CA Bassin de Brive |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Béatrice Londeix |
Area 1 | 20.38 km2 (7.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,436 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19278 /19240 |
| Elevation | 90–262 m (295–860 ft) (avg. 109 m or 358 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Varetz (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛs] or [vaʁɛts]; Occitan: Vares) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
It lies in the urban area of Brive-la-Gaillarde between Objat and Brive-la-Gaillarde at the confluence of the Vézère and the Correze. Varetz station and Le Burg station have rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Yrieix and Limoges.