Royère-de-Vassivière (, literally ''Royère of Vassivière''; ) is a commune in the
Creuse
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in central
France
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.
Geography
A large area of
forestry
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,
farming
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and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated some south of Aubusson on the D3, D7, D8 and the D59 roads. The rivers Maulde and
Thaurion
The Taurion (; ), as it is known in Haute-Vienne, or Thaurion, as it is known in Creuse, is a 107.5 km long river in western France, tributary of the Vienne river.
Its source is at an altitude of 785 m on the Plateau de Millevaches, on the ...
rise within the borders of the commune.
The commune lies within the regional park of the Millevaches, an area of the 1000 sources, not cows.
Population
Sights
* The church of St. Germain, dating from the thirteenth century.
* The Ceres fountain, opposite the church.
* The Lac de Vassiviere.
* The Lac de Lavaud-Gelade.
* The
Modern Art
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Centre on the l'île de Vassivière.
* The Sculpture Park: 30 monumental sculptures by French and overseas artists.