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 See more

Creuse is part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
It is in the Massif Central and permeated by the Creuse and its tributaries. The river is dammed at several … See more

Language
Until the 1980s, Occitan was the primary language of rural areas. There remain three different … See more

As a traditionally rural and lightly populated area, with ancient and typical art de vivre, original stone architecture, no major urban center … See more

The population peaked at 287,075 in 1851, after which it declined gently until the First World War. During and after the war, the decline in population became much more rapid … See more

• George Sand (1804–1878) She situated some of the action of her 1844 novel Jeanne in rural Boussac.
• Thierry Ardisson (1949- ), host and journalist See more

• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department
• Arrondissements of the Creuse department See more