Creuse

Creuse
Prefecture building of the Creuse department, in Guéret
Prefecture building of the Creuse department, in Guéret
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Creuse in France
Location of Creuse in France
Coordinates: 46°35′N 2°3′E / 46.583°N 2.050°E / 46.583; 2.050
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
Département4 March 1790
PrefectureGuéret
SubprefectureAubusson
Government
 • PresidentValérie Simonet
Area
 • Total5,565.4 km2 (2,148.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[2]
 • Total120,581
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
DemonymCreusois
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeFR-23
Arrondissements2
Cantons15
Communes258
Websitewww.creuse.fr

Creuse (Occitan: Cruesa) is a department in central France in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is named after the Creuse river that flows through the department.

  1. "Département de la Creuse (23)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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