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The Creuse (; ) is a long river in western France, a tributary of the Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central.
Course
The Creuse flows northwest through the following departments and towns: *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 ...
department (named after the river): Aubusson.
* Indre
Indre (); is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Cent ...
department: Argenton-sur-Creuse, Le Blanc.
* Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Descartes
* Vienne department: La Roche-Posay
The Creuse flows into the Vienne about north of Châtellerault. It receives its longest tributary, the Gartempe, in La Roche-Posay.
The Creuse valley is the setting for paintings by the so-called
There are six hydroelectric dams on the river. Three are in the
Crozant School
The Crozant School (French: ''École de Crozant'') is named after Crozant, a Communes of France, Commune of France at the northern limit of the department of Creuse. It consists of a host of landscape painters who worked from 1830 to 1950 on the ba ...
, including works by Armand Guillaumin and a series of vivid landscapes by the Bordeaux artist Alfred Smith.
Dams and lakes
There are six hydroelectric dams on the river. Three are in 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 ...
département with one at Chambon-Sainte-Croix above Anzême, one at Les Chezelles near Le Bourg-d'Hem and one at L'Âge upstream of La Celle-Dunoise. The remaining three are in the Indre
Indre (); is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Cent ...
including the Éguzon Dam which was opened in 1926 and was, at the time, the largest dam in Europe. The lakes created by the dams are popular tourist destinations and several have artificial beaches and leisure facilities.
Main tributaries
Left bank: * Beauze * Sédelle * Gartempe Right bank: * Rozeille * Petite Creuse * Bouzanne * Bouzanteuil * Suin * Claise * EsvesReferences
External links
* Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Creuse Rivers of France Rivers of Indre Rivers of Indre-et-Loire Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Vienne (department) {{France-river-stub