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Arrondissement Of Guéret
The arrondissement of Guéret is an arrondissement of France in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 127 communes. Its population is 74,822 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Guéret, and their INSEE codes, are: # Ahun (23001) # Ajain (23002) # Anzême (23004) # Arrènes (23006) # Ars (23007) # Augères (23010) # Aulon (23011) # Auriat (23012) # Azat-Châtenet (23014) # Azerables (23015) # Banize (23016) # Bazelat (23018) # Bénévent-l'Abbaye (23021) # Bonnat (23025) # Bosmoreau-les-Mines (23027) # Bourganeuf (23030) # Le Bourg-d'Hem (23029) # La Brionne (23033) # Bussière-Dunoise (23036) # La Celle-Dunoise (23039) # La Cellette (23041) # Ceyroux (23042) # Chamberaud (23043) # Chambon-Sainte-Croix (23044) # Chamborand (23047) # Champsanglard (23049) # La Chapelle-Baloue (23050) # La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (23051) # La Chapelle-Taillefert (23052) # Châtelus-le-Marcheix (23056) # Châtelus-Malvaleix (23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and some farming not far from the town centre. It is approximately by road northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads. Population Sights *The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century. *The Hotel de Moneyroux (incorrectly called "Castle of the Counts of Marche", as no count ever lived in Guéret). This building, of Gothic style, was constructed in the fifteenth century by Antoine Allard (1839-1896). It is now the headquarters of the General Council of the Creuse. It can be visited during public holidays. *The Presidial, dating from the seventeenth century. This building houses the town hall. *The Museum of the Sénatorerie. Partly built in eighteenth century, the building served as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azat-Châtenet
Azat-Châtenet (; oc, Asac Chastanet) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming, forests and lakes, comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Leyrenne river, some southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D42 and the D61. Population Sights * The church of St.Julien, dating from the fourteenth century. * A fourteenth-century stone cross. 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] |
Ceyroux
Ceyroux (; oc, Ceirom) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D50 and the D44. Population Sights * The church of St. Blaise, dating from the twelfth 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):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cellette, Creuse
La Cellette (; oc, La Celeta) 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 north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D3 and the D87 roads. The commune, with many streams, woods and lakes, borders the department of Indre. Population Sights * The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the twelfth century. * The chateau Pointu. * A memorial to a World War II aeroplane crash. 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 Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Celle-Dunoise
La-Celle-Dunoise (; oc, La Cela de Dun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A very picturesque farming and quarrying village situated some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D15 and the D22, by the banks of the river Creuse. History La Celle-Dunoise has Gallo-Roman origins, as shown by various relics discovered within the territory of the commune. In 1154, a document mentions the name of ''Ecclesia Cella'', which by 1339 had become ''Ecclesia de Cella dunensi'', giving the name of the village today. A castle was built here in the 12th century but It was destroyed in 1500. It belonged to the family of La Celle, one of the most powerful families of La Marche in the Middle Ages. Population Sights * The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century. * The bridge, dating from the fourteenth century. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussière-Dunoise
Bussière-Dunoise (; oc, Bussiera de Dun) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D47 and the D22. Four small tributaries of the Creuse have their source within the commune. Population Sights * The church of St. Symphorien, dating from the twelfth century. * A memorial in stone, to French aviator, Jules Védrines, whose wife was born here. 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] |
La Brionne
La Brionne (; oc, La Briòne) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D76 and the D914 roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Peter and St. Paul, 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):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bourg-d'Hem
Le Bourg-d’Hem is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D33, D56 and the D48 roads. The river Creuse flows through the commune, which is dammed near Guémontet, flooding much of the valley. Population Sights * The chateau de Villebaston, dating from the twelfth century. * The twelfth century church of St.Julien. * The rebuilt watermill at Gué Vignaud. * The dam, the ‘Barrage de l'Age’. Personalities * Marc Bloch, French historian, was shot on 16 June 1944, and is buried here. 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] |
Bourganeuf
Bourganeuf (; Limousin: ''Borgon Nuòu'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Taurion river, some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D8, D912, D940 and the D941. History The year 1103 saw the village become home to the Knights of St John, who built a castle here. Prince Cem Sultan, pretender to the throne of the Ottoman Empire, was kept prisoner here in the fifteenth century. In 1886, the commune was the third place in all of France to be supplied with power using hydroelectricity. Thanks to French engineer, Marcel Deprez, the waterfalls of the river were harnessed to light up the streets, mairie, shops and cafes. Population Sights * The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century. * The church of St.Jean, dating from the fifteenth century. * The remains of a 12th-century castle. * Four cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosmoreau-les-Mines
Bosmoreau-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Taurion river, some southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D61 and the D60 roads. Population Sights * The church, dating from the eighteenth century. * A museum of coalmining. * Buffalo Farm. * Velo Rail. 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):Website of the coalmining museum [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnat, Creuse
Bonnat (; oc, Bònac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. Geography An area of farming and some associated light industry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse, some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D6, D15 and the D56. Miscellany The commune owns and manages a nearby chateau de Mornay which has its own racing circuit for cars and motorbikes and is used for corporate functions. It also owns a restaurant in the town near to the church. A small stream flows by the southern border of the town on which stands a recently renovated lavoir (wash-house). A recent development of a very large book repository on land owned by the commune has caused some concern locally because of extensive lorry traffic on the narrow rural roads. Population Sights * The church of St. Sylvain, dating from the thirteenth century. * An ancient public washhouse. * Three chateaux. Eglise de Bonnat 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Bénévent-l’Abbaye (; oc, Benavent) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming, forestry and associated light industry comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some west of Guéret, at the junction of the D912a1, D10, D62 and the D914 roads. The town is on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route. Population Sights * The abbey church of St. Barthélémy, dating from the twelfth 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): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |