Cuzion
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre | |
| Arrondissement | Chateauroux | |
| Canton | Argenton-sur-Creuse | |
| Community association | Éguzon-Argenton-Vallée de la Creuse | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 ′ N , 1 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 135-287 m | |
| surface | 18.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 36190 | |
| INSEE code | 36062 | |
_-_Lac_de_Chambon_-_rive_droite.jpg) Dam of the Lac de Chambon |
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Cuzion is a French municipality with 441 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteauroux and the canton of Argenton-sur-Creuse .
geography
Cuzion is located on the Creuse , which forms the western boundary of the municipality , about 40 kilometers south of Châteauroux . The Creuse is dammed in the area between Cuzion and Éguzon-Chantôme. The resulting twelve-kilometer Lac de Chambon is used for energy generation ( Barrage d'Éguzon power station ) and for local recreation.
The districts of Le Cerisier, Les Chérons, La Jarrige, Le Champ de Roches, Bonnu, Les Couvieilles and Le Quartier belong to the municipality of Cuzion .
Neighboring municipalities of Cuzion are Gargilesse-Dampierre in the north, Saint-Plantaire in the southeast, Éguzon-Chantôme in the southwest and Baraize in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2012 |
| Residents | 841 | 757 | 618 | 562 | 524 | 504 | 461 | 442 |
Attractions
- Remains of the Château de Châteaubrun
