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Arrondissement Of Aubusson
The arrondissement of Aubusson is an arrondissement of France in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région. It has 129 communes. Its population is 44,680 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Aubusson, and their INSEE codes, are: # Alleyrat (23003) # Arfeuille-Châtain (23005) # Aubusson (23008) # Auge (23009) # Auzances (23013) # Basville (23017) # Beissat (23019) # Bellegarde-en-Marche (23020) # Bétête (23022) # Blaudeix (23023) # Blessac (23024) # Bord-Saint-Georges (23026) # Bosroger (23028) # Boussac (23031) # Boussac-Bourg (23032) # Brousse (23034) # Budelière (23035) # Bussière-Nouvelle (23037) # Bussière-Saint-Georges (23038) # La Celle-sous-Gouzon (23040) # Chambonchard (23046) # Chambon-sur-Voueize (23045) # Champagnat (23048) # Chard (23053) # Charron (23054) # Châtelard (23055) # Le Chauchet (23058) # La Chaussade (23059) # Chénérailles (23061) # Clairavaux (23063) # Clugnat (23064) # Le Compas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubusson, Creuse
Aubusson (; Occitan auvergnat: ''Le Buçon'', formerly ''Aubuçon'') is a commune in the Creuse department region in central France. Geography Aubusson is situated in the southern part of the ''département'', at the confluence of the rivers Creuse and Beauze. The route nationale N141 goes through the town. History Local lore previously held that the community was settled by defeated Berbers following the 8th-century Battle of Tours, but it is now established that Aubusson has existed at least since the Gallo-Roman period. The Camp des Châtres, within the town's boundaries, for a long time considered a Roman fort, actually dates back a little further, to the Iron Age. The town was known as ''Albuciensis'' in 936 and under the name '' Albuconis'' in 1070. The name possibly originates from a name of a man, Albucius Other scholars claim the name is from a Celtic word meaning '' craggy''. In the Middle Ages the town was ruled by viscounts. The vicecomital family also produced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaudeix
Blaudeix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D81. Population Sights * The church, dating from the fourteenth century. * Remnants of a priory of the Knights of St. John. * Two old mills. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champagnat, Creuse
Champagnat (; oc, Champanhac) 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 some northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D40, D9, D19, D24 and the D993 roads. The river Tardes flows northward through the eastern part of the commune. The Voueize forms part of the commune's western border. Population Sights * A menhir. * The church of St. Martial, dating from the thirteenth century. * The medieval castle of Champagnat. * The fourteenth-century castle de Peyrudette. * The château de Fournoux. * A fifteenth-century chapel at Peyrudette. Personalities * François Denhaut François Denhaut (1877–1952) was a French aviator notable for designing, constructing and flying the first flying boat in 1912.Nicolaou, p.17 Life He was born on 4 October 1877 at Champagnat, Creuse and after some success as a racing cycli ... (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambon-sur-Voueize
Chambon-sur-Voueize (, literally ''Chambon on Voueize''; oc, Chambon) 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 town and several hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes, some southwest of Montluçon near the junction of the D915, D917 and the D993 roads. Population Sights * The abbey church of St. Valerie, dating from the eleventh century. * The château de Marsat. * The ruined castle at Barbe-Bleu. * A medieval bridge over the Voueize. 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chambonchard
Chambonchard () 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 several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Cher, the border with the département of Allier, some south of Montluçon at the junction of the D20, D25 and the D915 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century. * The medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ... castle of Ligondeix. See also * Communes of the Creuse department References Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Celle-sous-Gouzon
La Celle-sous-Gouzon (, literally ''La Celle under Gouzon''; oc, La Cela de Gosom) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some east of Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland a ... on the D40 road. Population Sights * The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the fifteenth century. See also * Communes of the Creuse department References Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussière-Saint-Georges
Bussière-Saint-Georges (; oc, Bussiera Sent Jòrge) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming, streams and lakes, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland a ..., at the junction of the D2, D77 and the D98 roads. The commune borders the département of Indre. Population Sights * The church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century. See also * Communes of the Creuse department References Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussière-Nouvelle
Bussière-Nouvelle (; oc, Bussiera Novela) 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 two hamlets, situated some northeast of Aubusson near the junction of the D998 and the D27 roads. Population Sights * The church of St.Madeleine, dating from the thirteenth century. * The church at Blavepeyre, dating from the sixteenth century. * A megalith at Coudeleix. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budelière
Budelière (; Auvergnat: ''Budeliere'') 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 some southwest of Montluçon at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads. Between 1905 and 1955, the commune had a goldmine at Le Chatelet, which produced 11 tonnes of gold in those years. The commune is served by a TER railway. The river Tardes Tardes (; oc, Tardas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key deve ..., classified Natura 2000, forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Cher, northwest of the village. Population Sights * The church, dating from the nineteenth century. * The church at St.Radegonde, dating from the twelfth ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brousse, Creuse
Brousse (; oc, Brossa) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A very small forestry and farming village situated just east of Aubusson on the D996 road. Population Sights * The church, dating from the thirteenth century. * The castle, dating from the fifteenth century. 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):Brousse on the Quid website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boussac-Bourg
Boussac-Bourg (; oc, Boçac Borg) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Béroux, some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D916 and the D997. The Petite Creuse river forms much of the southern border of the commune. Population Sights * The two churches, built alongside each other: Notre-Dame and St. Martin, both dating from the eleventh century. * A rural museum, housed in an old factory. 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boussac, Creuse
Boussac (; oc, Boçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The famous Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries (c. 1500) were discovered in 1841 in Boussac castle. In 1844 the novelist George Sand saw them and brought public attention to the tapestries in her works at the time (most notably in her novel Jeanne), in which she correctly dated them to the end of the fifteenth century, using the ladies' costumes for reference. In 1863 they were bought by the Musée de Cluny in Paris where they are still on display. Geography A small light industrial town situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D11 and the D997 roads. Population Personalities * Jean de Brosse, Marshal of France, lived and died here * Pierre Leroux (1797–1871), philosopher, friend of George Sand was mayor here in 1848 * George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |