A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D10, D1 and the D71 roads.
The Benaize river flows through the commune and forms part of its western border.
Population
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1962
299
—
1968
385
+28.8%
1975
311
−19.2%
1982
308
−1.0%
1990
297
−3.6%
1999
266
−10.4%
2008
291
+9.4%
Sights
The church of St. Pardoux, dating from the twelfth century.
The remains of a fifteenth-century manorhouse at Montlebeau.