A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some 12 miles (19km) northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D40, D13 and the D66 roads. The small river Verraux, a tributary of the Petite Creuse, forms the commune's southern and western boundaries.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1962
423
—
1968
455
+7.6%
1975
365
−19.8%
1982
292
−20.0%
1990
246
−15.8%
1999
215
−12.6%
2008
223
+3.7%
Sights
The church, dating from the seventeenth century.
The Château de Beaupêche.
Vestiges of the donjon of a fortified manorhouse at the hamlet of Servières.