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Canton Of Gentioux-Pigerolles
The Canton of Gentioux-Pigerolles is a former canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of seven communes, which joined the canton of Felletin in 2015. It had 1,458 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 23 Creuse
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Gentioux-Pigerolles
Gentioux-Pigerolles (; oc, Genciòus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D8, D992, D35 and the D16 roads. The commune is in the national park of the ''Millevaches'' (1000 lakes, not cows). Population Sights * The three 12th-century churches at Gentioux, Pallier and Pigerolles. *A dolmen. * A Roman bridge over the Thaurion at Senoueix. * War memorial: after World War I, some towns in France set up pacifist war memorials. Instead of commemorating the glorious dead, these memorials denounce war with figures of grieving widows and children rather than soldiers. Such memorials provoked anger among veterans and the military in general. The most famous one is located in Gentioux. Below the column whi ...
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ...
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Former Cantons Of Creuse
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the ad ...
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Communes Of The Creuse Department
The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
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Cantons Of The Creuse Department
The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Creuse department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Ahun * Aubusson * Auzances * Bonnat * Bourganeuf * Boussac * Dun-le-Palestel * Évaux-les-Bains * Felletin * Gouzon * Le Grand-Bourg * Guéret-1 * Guéret-2 * Saint-Vaury * La Souterraine La Souterraine (; Limousin: ''La Sotarrana'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography La Souterraine is an area of farming and light industry, comprising the town and a few small hamle ... References {{Cantons of France ...
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Arrondissements Of The Creuse Department
The 2 arrondissements of the Creuse department are: # Arrondissement of Aubusson, (subprefecture: Aubusson) with 129 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 44,680 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Guéret, (prefecture of the Creuse department: Guéret) with 127 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 74,822 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Guéret, Aubusson, Bourganeuf and Boussac were established. The arrondissements of Bourganeuf and Boussac were disbanded in 1926. The borders of the arrondissements of Creuse were modified in March 2017: * 18 communes from the arrondissement of Aubusson to the arrondissement of Guéret * 28 communes from the arrondissement of Guéret to the arrondissement of Aubusson References {{Arrondissements of France Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and ...
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La Villedieu, Creuse
La Villedieu (; oc, La Viala-Diau) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A very small farming village situated some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D34 with the D992 road. Population Sights * The twelfth-century church. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ...
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Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud
Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (; oc, Sent Marc a Lobaud) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ...
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La Nouaille
La Nouaille (; oc, La Noalha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D26 with the D59 and on the D992 road. Population Sights * The twelfth-century church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul. * The fifteenth-century manorhouse, the Domaine de Banizette, a national heritage site. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Gioux
Gioux (; oc, Juòus) is a Communes of France, commune in the Creuse Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some south of Aubusson, Creuse, Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D26 roads. The commune is in the national park of the ''Millevaches'' (1000 lakes, not cows). Population Sights *The twelfth-century church. *A menhir known as the ''Pierre Point''. *A Ancient Rome, Roman bridge on the way to Feniers. *Vestiges of a Roman villa at Maisonnières. See also *Communes of the Creuse department References

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Féniers
Féniers (; oc, Feniers) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the Creuse, some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D31, D26 and the D8 roads. Population Sights * The twelfth-century church. *A menhir. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ...
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Faux-la-Montagne (; oc, Faus) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets some southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads. On its southern and eastern sides, the commune borders the department of Corrèze and is within the national park of the ''Millevaches'' (not 1000 cows, but lakes). Population Sights * The twelfth-century church. * Two chapels. * A dolmen at Landoras * The Lac de Vassivière and the dam, built in 1952. * Two châteaux, at the hamlets of La Feuillade and Thézillat. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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