Location - The Region
The Creuse
The Creuse is 5,565 km² with a population of approximately 130,000, making it one of the least populated of all the departments in France.
Lying between Paris and Toulouse, West of the Massif Central, with an average altitude of 300m, the main town is Guéret with 15,000 inhabitants. Aubusson is the sub prefecture with around 5,000 inhabitants.
Not so many years ago only the French themselves knew of the existence of the area, others merely passing through en route to the South and to Spain.
Time has stood still in Creuse so if you are looking for peace and quiet, together with unspoilt countryside, wonderful wildlife, superb scenery, with rolling mountains and deep rivers and lakes full of fish, then you need look no further. |
