The Communauté de communes Portes de la Creuse en Marche is a ''
communauté de communes
A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (int ...
'', an
intercommunal structure, 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 ...
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
, in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
, central
France
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. It was created in January 2014 by the merger of the former communautés de communes
Marche Avenir and
Deux Vallées and part of
Petite Creuse
The Petite Creuse (french: la Petite Creuse, the small Creuse) is a long river in Allier and Creuse Departments of France, departments, in central France. Its source is at Treignat, southeast of the village. It is a left tributary of the Creuse ...
. Its area is 345.3 km
2, and its population was 6,635 in 2018.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022. Its seat is in
Genouillac.
[CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche (N° SIREN : 200041556)]
BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022.
Communes
The communauté de communes consists of the following 16 communes:
Linard-Malval
Linard-Malval (; Limousin: ''Linar e Malaval'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Linard (the seat) and Malval.
#Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (; oc, L'Ordoir) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
An area of streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some ...
# Méasnes
# Mortroux
#Moutier-Malcard
Moutier-Malcard (; oc, Mostier Malcard) 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 some north of Guéret at the junctio ...
# Nouziers
# Roches
#Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines
Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines (; oc, Sent Desíer) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.
Geography
The river Petite Creuse forms part of the commune's northeastern border.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Creuse departmen ...
# Tercillat
References
Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Portes de la Creuse en Marche
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