Creuse

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

## History
Creuse is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790. It was created mainly with lands of the old province of County of La Marche.

The new department had seven districts: La Souterraine, Guéret, Boussac, Évaux, Felletin, Bourganeuf and Aubusson. The capital (now prefecture) was Guéret alternating with Aubusson, but soon only Guéret remained as capital.

In 1800, with the creation of the *arrondissements* in France, the seven districts were changed into four *arrondissements*: Guéret, Aubusson, Bourganeuf and Boussac. the lowest point is in the valley of the Creuse river,  high.

The main river in the department is the Creuse, a tributary of the Vienne river and that gives its name to this the deparment; it flows through the department from the southeast to the northwest.

## Administration
The department is managed by the *Departamental Council of the Creuse* in Guéret. Creuse is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

### Administrative divisions
There are 2 *arrondissements* (districts), 15 *cantons* and 258 *communes* (municipalities) in Haute-Vienne.

The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Creuse department (with their INSEE codes), in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

* Ahun (2301)
* Aubusson (2302)
* Auzances (2303)
* Bonnat (2304)
* Bourganeuf (2305)
* Boussac (2306)
* Dun-le-Palestel (2307)
* Évaux-les-Bains (2308)
* Felletin (2309)
* Gouzon (2310)
* Le Grand-Bourg (2311)
* Guéret-1 (2312)
* Guéret-2 (2313)
* Saint-Vaury (2314)
* La Souterraine (2315)

## Demographics
The inhabitants of Creuse are known, in French, as *Creusois* (women: *Creusoises*).

Creuse has a population, in 2014, of 120,581, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The *arrondissement* of Guéret, with 83,458 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other *arrondissement*, Aubusson, has 37,123 inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Dordogne**

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The main cities in the department are:

## Gallery

Gueret jardin public 78784 - panoramio.jpg|Garden in Guéret
Creuse - Le Blanc (36) - Vue vers Ruffec - viaduc.jpg|The Creuse river
Aubusson 04.JPG|Castle in Aubusson
EgliseBoussacBourg.jpg|Church in Boussac-Bourg

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Creuse department

## References
## Other websites
* Departamental Council website 
* Prefecture website 
* Tourism office of Creuse