Vellèches

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Vellèches

(2022–2026) Thierry Daulard^[1]Area

19.64 km² (7.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

352 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

86280 /86230

Elevation58–135 m (190–443 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vellèches (French pronunciation: [velɛʃ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	491	—
1975	405	−2.71%
1982	387	−0.65%
1990	350	−1.25%
1999	358	+0.25%
2007	371	+0.45%
2012	402	+1.62%
2017	363	−2.02%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE