Issoudun-Létrieix (; oc, Eissodun) is a commune in the Creuse
department
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in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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in central
France
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.
Geography
A large area of
forestry
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and
farming
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, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Aubusson, near the junction of the D54 and the D94 roads and also on the D990. The commune is in the valley of the Creuse.
Population
Sights
* The thirteenth-century church.
* An ancient oil mill.
* Vestiges of
Roman
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occupation.
* The fifteenth-century château de Haute-Faye.
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
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