The village cap the crest of a promontory that abruptly interrupts the monotony of cereal plains and forests of Loudunais. This is not without giving the site a charm enhanced by a traditional habitat of the most original. The name comes from "Verruca" meaning "elevation". The town is mainly known for its castle Purnon (private site). Historical monument, the castle has a unique structure and a wind turbine erected in 1900.
Focus on the pods: This stone sandstone limestone Cretaceous (90 million years), pretty hard, and yellow, turn gray with time. The fine character and flat pods did not prevent its use in large rural buildings. When she was not the first building stone, the pod was used either to cap the walls or to base the walls of houses in limestone or galuche and to better fight against humidity.
