Ahun
Ahun (; ) 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 Creuse, some southeast of Guéret, at the ...
Creuse
Creuse (; 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 east, Cor ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in central
France
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.
Geography
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farming
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area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast 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 D16, D13 and the D942 roads. The river
Creuse
Creuse (; 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 east, Cor ...
flows through the middle of the village.
Population
Sights
* The church, once part of a monastery, dating from the fourteenth century.
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medieval
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stone bridge.
See also
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Communes of the Creuse department
The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse
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