Clairavaux
Encyclopedia
Clairavaux is a commune
in the Creuse
department in the Limousin
region
in central France
.
and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River
, some 13 miles (20.9 km) south of Aubusson
at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads.
A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance
, killed by the Wehrmacht
on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.
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...
.
Geography
A small forestryForestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River
Creuse River
The Creuse is a 264 km long river in western France, a tributary of the river Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central...
, some 13 miles (20.9 km) south 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 D31 and the D982 roads.
Population
Sights
The French Ministry of Culture lists several historic monuments in Clairavaux:- The twelfth century church, Eglise Saint-Roch et de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame
- The remains of a feudal castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
, the Château fort de PuyravauxChâteau fort de PuyravauxThe Château fort de Puyravaux is a ruined feudal castle in the commune of Clairavaux in the Creuse département of France.Its date of construction is unknown. Built of granite, it was probably destroyed around the middle of the 15th century....
, at Branges - A 13th-century chapelChapelA chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, previously the parish church Eglise Paroissiale Sainte-Anne et Saint-Louis, at Boucheresse - A 12th-century stone cross
A memorial commemorates two members of the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
, killed by the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
on 14 July 1944 at Clairavaux.