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Bourganeuf

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Creuse

Population (2008)
  
2,917

Local time
  
Friday 9:52 AM

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Bourganeuf

Area
  
22.54 km²

Arrondissement
  
Guéret

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Intercommunality
  
Bourganeuf et Royère-de-Vassivière

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 66% Humidity

Bourganeuf (Occitan: Borgon Nuòu) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Contents

Map of 23400 Bourganeuf, France

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Taurion river, some 21 miles (34 km) south of Guéret, at the junction of the D8, D912, D940 and the D941.

History

The year 1103 saw the village become home to the Knights of St John, who built a castle here.
Prince Cem Sultan, pretender to the throne of the Ottoman Empire, was kept prisoner here in the fifteenth century.
In 1886, the commune was the third place in all of France to be supplied with power using hydroelectricity. Thanks to French engineer, Marcel Deprez, the waterfalls of the river were harnessed to light up the streets, mairie, shops and cafes.

Sights

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St.Jean, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The remains of a 12th-century castle.
  • Four chapels.
  • A museum of electricity.
  • The archaeological museum in the Zizim(Cem) tower.

    • Personalities

  • Martin Nadaud, politician was born in the hamlet of La Martinèche in 1815.
  • Thierry Ardisson, television producer and animator, was born here in 1949.
  • René Viviani, politician, was born here in 1863.

    • International relations

    Bourganeuf is twinned with: Zirndorf, Germany

    References

    Bourganeuf Wikipedia
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