Creuse department

Creuse
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
prefecture	Guéret
Sub-prefecture (s)	Aubusson
Residents	118,638 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	21 inhabitants per km²
surface	5,564.65 km²
Arrondissements	2
Community associations	8th
Cantons	15th
Communities	256
President of the Department Council	Valérie Simonet
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-23
Location of the department of Creuse in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Creuse department ([ kʀøːz ], Occitan Cruesa ) is the French department of 23 with the serial number located in the center of the country in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine and is named after the river Creuse named.

geography

The Creuse department is bordered by the Indre and Cher departments to the north, the Allier department to the northeast, the Puy-de-Dôme department to the east, the Corrèze department to the south and the Haute-Vienne department to the west .

The department lies in the north-west of the Massif Central and extends into the Plateau de Millevaches in the south . The eponymous Creuse , which flows through the department in a north-westerly direction, also rises in the Plateau de Millevaches .

history

It was formed on March 4, 1790 from the main part of the Marche province and part of the Limousin . It also belonged to the Limousin region from 1960 to 2015 , which became part of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region in 2016 .

population

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	163,515	156,876	146.214	139,968	131,349	124,470	123.401	119.502
Source: INSEE

The number of inhabitants in the department has been steadily declining since the early 1960s. The reason for this is, in addition to the emigration, which was recorded until the mid-1970s, a well below average birth rate, which was consistently below the mortality rate. Observers see here "a future laboratory for Europe when it comes to emigration".

Cities

Map of the department

The most populous communes in the Creuse department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Guéret	13,161	Guéret
La Souterraine	5,207	Guéret
Aubusson	3,366	Aubusson

Administrative division

The Creuse department is divided into 2 arrondissements , 15 cantons and 256 communes :

Communes and arrondissements in the Creuse department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Aubusson	6th	129	44,361	2,827.95	16	231
Guéret	11	127	74,277	2,736.70	27	232
Creuse department	15th	256	118,638	5,564.65	21st	23

Prefecture of the department in Guéret

See also:

• List of communes in the Creuse department
• List of cantons in the Creuse department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Creuse department

economy

The Creuse department is predominantly agricultural. In addition, tourism is an important source of income.

Web links

Commons : Département Creuse  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Département Creuse (French)
• Prefecture of the Creuse department (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.creuse.fr/spip.php?article84 accessed on May 6, 2015
2. ^ Daniele Muscionico: What will flourish for us in the future: The village is dying. , nzz.de, July 30, 2019, accessed July 30, 2019

Coordinates: 46 ° 9 ′  N , 1 ° 58 ′  E