Crozant
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Creuse | |
| Arrondissement | Guéret | |
| Canton | Dun-le-Palestel | |
| Community association | Monts et Vallées Ouest Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 24 ' N , 1 ° 37' E | |
| height | 197-367 m | |
| surface | 30.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 447 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 23160 | |
| INSEE code | 23070 | |
Crozant is a municipality in France . It belongs to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , the Creuse department , the Guéret arrondissement and the Dun-le-Palestel canton .
geography
The Sedelle flows in the municipality of Crozant as a left tributary into the Creuse .
The municipality is bordered by Éguzon-Chantôme to the north-west, Saint-Plantaire to the north-east, Fresselines to the east, Maison-Feyne to the south-east, Lafat to the south, La Chapelle-Baloue to the south-west and Saint-Sébastien to the west .
Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Paths of the St. James pilgrims in France " , also leads via Crozant .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 949 | 929 | 862 | 732 | 636 | 581 | 511 | 453 |
Attractions
- Crozant Castle, now a ruined castle , a historic monument since October 3, 1997
- Château des Places, a monument historique since 1992
- Saint-Etienne church
- Arboretum at the Sedelle
The Sedelle at Crozant
Castle ruins of the Castle of Crozant
Tower of the Castle of Crozant
Saint-Etienne church in summer 2008
Château des Places
Pont Charraud - bridge at Crozant
Landscape with the Creuse near Crozant, painting by Armand Guillaumin
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Personalities
- Édouard Imer , a French painter , created works on a route to and ruins of Crozant.
Crozant was the adopted home of numerous artists, including:
- Armand Guillaumin , painter and graphic artist
- Gustave Eugène Castan , from Switzerland originating landscape painter , engraver and lithographer , † 27 July 1892 in Crozant
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