Auvergnat
or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne.
Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rather a va ...
: ''Ausança'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
in the
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 Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the eas ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in central
France
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.
Geography
A small
farming
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and
light industrial
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town situated by the left bank of the river La Noisette, not far from the Cher, some northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D988 and D996 roads. The commune is served by local coaches.
Population
Sights
* Considerable evidence of
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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occupation: villas and tombs,
* The church of St.Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
* Several
watermill
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s.
* The seventeenth century Montpensier house, with 2 towers.
* The sixteenth century chapel of Sainte-Anne.
* The seventeenth century chapel of Sainte-Marguerite.
Personalities
* Jean Taillandier, professional footballer, was born here in 1938.
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Jean Beaufret
Jean Beaufret (; 22 May 1907, in Auzances7 August 1982, in Paris) was a French philosopher and Germanist tremendously influential in the reception of Martin Heidegger's work in France.
Life
After graduating from the École Normale Supérieure an ...
(1907–1982), philosopher, was born here.
International relations
The following towns are twinned with Auzances :
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Roßtal
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,
Germany
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Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes (; Provençal: ''Santa Celha dei Vinhas'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Nearby cities are Orange and the smaller Bollène. It is also not f ...