creuse

Creuse
Coat of Arms of la Creuse Details
Information
Number	23
Region	Limousin
Prefecture	Guret
Subprefecture	Aubusson
Population - Total (1999) - Density	Ranked 97th 125,000 24 /km
Area	5,565 km
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	27
Communes	260
President of the general council	Jean-Jacques Lozach
Location
Location of de la Creuse in France

Creuse is a dpartement in central France named after the Creuse River.

History

Creuse was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of la Marche.

Geography

Creuse is part of the current region of Limousin and is surrounded by the departments of Corrze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dme, Cher, and Indre. It is located in the Massif Central.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the department are called Creusois.

Tourism

The major tourist attractions are the tapestry museum in Aubusson and the castles of Villemontaix, Boussac, and Banizette.

Miscellaneous topics

Communes of the Creuse dpartement

External links

Conseil Gnral website (in French)
Prefecture website (in French)
http://www.entreprise-creuse.com/
http://www.lacreuse.com/en/index.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0805286.html

Creuse is also the name of a commune of the Somme dpartement in France.

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