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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in central
France
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.
Geography
A large area of
farming
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,
forestry
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, lakes and streams comprising several villages and hamlets situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27, D28 and the D31 roads and also on the D941. The commune has the department of Puy-de-Dôme on its eastern border and is also the source of the river
Cher
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. Until 2008 the commune was served by two railway stations on the now closed line from Montluçon to Eygurande–Merlines.
Population
Sights
* The church, dating from the twelfth century.
* The remains of a twelfth-century castle at La Mothe.
* The remains of a chateau at Villebrune.
* The seventeenth-century chateau du Vieux-Voisin.
* Chapels at Villelume, La Mothe and La Vernède
Öhningen
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World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehisto ...
,
Germany
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since 1984.
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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