Méasnes is a commune

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

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 in central France

France

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.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 17 miles (27.4 km) north of Guéret

Guéret

Guéret is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and a little farming not far from the town centre...

 at the junction of the D2, D4 and the D22 roads, on the border with the department of Indre

Indre

Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

. A small tributary of the Petite Creuse

Petite Creuse

The Petite Creuse is a long river in Allier and Creuse départements, in central France. Its source is at Treignat, southeast of the village. It is a left tributary of the Creuse River into which it flows at Fresselines. The river is dammed at several locations creating valley lakes that are...

, the river Lavaud flows through the middle of the village.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Gervaix, dating from the fourteenth century.
• Traces of the medieval Cistercian abbey
  Abbey
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   of Aubepierre, destroyed in the sixteenth century.
• Ruins of the castle
  Castle
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  of Lavaud.
• The château at Plaix-Goliard.

External links

• Méasnes on the Quid website