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| Coat of arms of the Creuse department | |
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| Department number: | 23 |
| Region: | Limousin |
| Prefecture: | Guéret |
| Subprefectures: | Aubusson |
| Arrondissements: | 2 |
| Cantons: | 27 |
| Communes: | 260 |
| President of the General Council: | Jean-Jacques Lozach PS |
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| Population | Ranked 97th |
| -1999 | 124,470 |
| Population density: | 22/km² |
| Land area¹: | 5565 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². The term administration, as used in the context of Government, differs according to Jurisdiction. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Guéret is the préfecture (capital of the Creuse department in central France. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Aubusson (in Occitan Lo Buçon or Le Buçon Le Beçon) is a commune in the Creuse department of the The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The 2 arrondissements of the Creuse department are Arrondissement of Aubusson, ( subprefecture: Aubusson) with The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Creuse department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Arrondissement The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The following is a list of the 260 communes of the Creuse département of France. In France, the President of the General Council (French Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly The Socialist Party ( Parti Socialiste, PS is the largest left-wing political party in France. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
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Creuse (Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France named after the Creuse River. Occitan ( IPA BrE: /ˈɒksɪtn/ AmE: /ˈɑksəˌtɑn/ known also as Lenga d'òc or Langue d'oc (native name occitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Creuse ( Occitan: Cruesa) is a 264 km long River in western France, a tributary of the river Vienne.
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History
Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was created from the former province of la Marche. The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département The County of Marche (la Marcha was a Medieval French County, approximately corresponding to the modern département of Creuse
Geography
Creuse is part of the current region of Limousin and is surrounded by the departments of Corrèze, Haute-Vienne, Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cher, and Indre. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is one of the 26 regions of France. Corrèze ( Occitan: Corresa) is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River. Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. Allier ( Occitan: Alèir) is a department in south-central France named after the Allier River. Puy-de-Dôme ( lo Puèi de Doma / lo Puèi Domat in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language is a department Cher ( Occitan: Char) is an administrative department located in the centre of France. Indre is a department in the center of France named after the Indre River.
It is in the Massif Central and permeated by the Creuse River and its tributaries. The Massif Central ( Occitan: Massís Central / Massís Centrau) is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of Mountains and The Creuse ( Occitan: Cruesa) is a 264 km long River in western France, a tributary of the river Vienne. The river is dammed at several locations both for water supply and hydroelectricity generation. A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water Typically for an inland area of continental Europe, Creuse has relatively cold winters with some snowfall into April but also hot summers, although rain falls throughout the year because of the relatively high elevation. The topography is principally rolling hills intersected by often steep valleys. The terrestrial ecology is typically cool temperate with a species mix that would not be uncommon in the western UK with oak, ash, chestnut , hazel and Prunus species dominating the woodlands. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e Chestnut ( Castanea) (including some chinkapin or Chinquapin) is a Genus of eight or nine Species of Deciduous The hazels ( Corylus) are a genus of Deciduous Trees and large Shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere Prunus is a Genus of Trees and Shrubs including the Plums cherries, Peaches Apricots and There are no commercial vineyards and much of the farming is beef cattle (Charolais and Limousin) and also sheep. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Charolais cattle (sha-ro-lay are a beef breed of Cattle ( Bos taurus) which originated in Charolais, around Charolles, in France Limousin cattle are a breed of beef Cattle originally bred in the Limousin and Marche regions of France.
Demographics
The inhabitants of the department are called Creusois. Over the past two generations Creuse has experienced the greatest population decline of any French department, from 164,000 in 1960 to 124,000 in 1999 - a fall of 24%.
Notable Creuseans
Tourism
The major tourist attractions are the tapestry museum in Aubusson and the castles of Villemonteix, Boussac, Banizette, the monastery of Moutier-d'Ahun (exceptional wood carvings, XVIIth c. Martin Nadaud (1815-1898 was born in the Creuse and rose from being a peasant boy to becoming a revolutionary and Member of Parliament Tapestry is a form of Textile art. It is woven by hand on a vertical Loom. Aubusson (in Occitan Lo Buçon or Le Buçon Le Beçon) is a commune in the Creuse department of the Boussac is the name or part of the name of several communes in France Boussac, in the Aveyron department Boussac, in the Moutier-d'Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. ) fr:Abbaye de Moutier-d'Ahun
Since the late 1990s the Creuse has become a tourist destination. The summers are relatively warm, but not as hot as in the southern parts of France. With forests and a few houses dominating the landscape, and little pollution, many foreigners (notably British and Dutch, but also German and Belgian) have sought to buy homes in the Creuse.
See also
- Cantons of the Creuse department
- Communes of the Creuse department
- Arrondissements of the Creuse department
External links
- (French) General council website
- (French) Prefecture website
- Official Tourism Website
- English language news from the Creuse, with tips and advice about living in and near the Creuse.
- English language portal for the Creuse
- (French) Land of Gueret Portal (Portail du Pays de Guéret)
- (French) http://www.entreprise-creuse.com/
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