Auzances
Encyclopedia
Auzances is a commune
in the Creuse
department in the Limousin
region
in central France
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town situated by the banks of the river Cher
, some 16 miles (25.7 km) northeast of Aubusson
at the junction of the D4, D92 and the D988 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway.
, Germany
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
, France
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Creuse
Creuse
Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....
department in the Limousin
Limousin (région)
Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A small farming and light industrialLight industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
town situated by the banks of the river Cher
Cher River
The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours....
, some 16 miles (25.7 km) northeast of Aubusson
Aubusson, Creuse
Aubusson is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:...
at the junction of the D4, D92 and the D988 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway.
Population
Sights
- Considerable evidence of RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
occupation: villas and tombs, - The church of St.Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Several watermillWatermillA watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s. - The seventeenth century Montpensier house, with 2 towers.
- The sixteenth century chapel of Sainte-Anne.
- The seventeenth century chapel of Sainte-Marguerite.
Personalities
- Jean TaillandierJean TaillandierJean Taillandier is a French former football goalkeeper. He played for France in the Euro 1960.-References:* *...
, professional footballer, was born here in 1938. - Jean BeaufretJean BeaufretJean Beaufret was a French philosopher and Germanist tremendously influential in the reception of Martin Heidegger's work in France....
(1907–1982), philosopher, was born here.
International relations
The following towns are twinned with Auzance: RoßtalRoßtal
Roßtal is a market town in the district of Fürth, Bavaria, Germany. As of 2003 it had a population of 10,010.-External links:*...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes
Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Nearby cities are Orange and the smaller Bollène. It is also not far from the Mont Ventoux....
, France