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Creuse

Creuse (; or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the east, Corrèze to the south, and Haute-Vienne to the west. With 115,527 inhabitants (2023), it is the second least populated department of France. Creuse is one of the most rural and sparsely populated departments in France, with a population density of .

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Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse river, characterized by its rural character and sparse population of about 115,500 people. It is notable as France's second least populated department, making it an example of the country's regional demographic disparities.

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Settlement.name: Creuse
Settlement.native_name: Occitan: Cruesa or Crosa
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department of France
Settlement.image_skyline: Guéret - Préfecture de la Creuse.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building of the Creuse department, in Guéret
Settlement.image_flag: Drapeau fr département Creuse.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason Bourbon-La Marche.svg
Settlement.image_map: Creuse-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Creuse in France
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Guéret
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Conseil départemental de la Creuse

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Creuse
Population: 115527
Area: 5565
Official website: www.creuse.fr
Image: Guéret - Préfecture de la Creuse.jpg

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Commons category: Creuse (department)
inception: 1790-03-04
Commons gallery: Creuse
annual number of weddings: 331
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History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Politics
Current National Assembly Representative
Culture
Language
Cuisine
Notable people
Tourism
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Guéret, the Prefecture of Creuse has a population approximately 12,000, making it the largest settlement in the department. The next biggest town is La Souterraine and then Aubusson. The department is situated in the former Province of La Marche. The land use is mostly agricultural and the department is well known for its chestnut and hazelnut production, and for the Charolais and Limousin cattle breeds.