Creuse - Definition and Overview

Creuse
Details
Information
Number	23
Region	Limousin
Prefecture	Guéret
Subprefecture	Aubusson
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 97th 125,000 24 /km²
Area	5,565 km²
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	27
Communes	260
President of the general council	Jean-Jacques Lozach
Location

Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River.

Contents

5 Miscellaneous topics

6 External links

History

Creuse was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of la Marche.

Geography

Creuse is part of the current region of Limousin and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cher, and Indre.

It is located in the Massif Central.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Creusois.

Tourism

The major tourist attractions are the tapestry museum in Aubusson and the castles of Villemontaix, Boussac, and Banizette.

Miscellaneous topics

Communes of the Creuse département

External links

Conseil Général website (http://www.cg23.fr) (in French)
Prefecture website (http://www.creuse.pref.gouv.fr/) (in French)
http://www.entreprise-creuse.com/
http://www.lacreuse.com/en/index.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0805286.html

French départements
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Creuse is also the name of a commune of the Somme département in France.

Example Usage of Creuse
	fredericreynier: @ThibaultDupuis Il faut que je Creuse, je n'ai que quelques heures sur #Archlinux mais j'aime l'esprit KISS http://2tu.us/151i
	franky37110: @nathansoret mais moi je Creuse pas, je veux pas abimer ma moquette :) ... et quelles différences ? il faut que je regarde de plus près !
	nathansoret: @franky37110 Pourtant, quand on Creuse un peu, il y a beaucoup de différences (je trouve..)

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