Country France Population (2013) 1,447 Local time Sunday 10:51 AM | Area 55.42 km² | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 58% Humidity |
Yzeures-sur-Creuse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
Contents
- Map of 37290 Yzeures sur Creuse France
- Geography
- Neighboring communes
- Nearby towns
- Archaeological structures
- Buildings
- Museums
- Events
- Personalities
- References
Map of 37290 Yzeures-sur-Creuse, France
It is one of the oldest towns in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era more than 10,000 years before Christ. During Ancient history and the Merovingian dynasty, it had an important role.
Today, it's a village of 1500 inhabitants, situated in a rural setting. The town benefits from the spa activity of the nearby town of La Roche-Posay. Yzeures also offers a range of tourism activities and second homes are numerous.
Its inhabitants are called Yzeurois, Yzeuroises.
Geography
Yzeures-sur-Creuse is located between Tours and Poitiers in the centre of France, on the banks of the Creuse River. The Creuse River meets the Gartempe River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Yzeures near the spa town of La Roche-Posay.
It has the distinction of being the only town of Touraine to expand both on the right bank and left bank of the Creuse River. It's also the only town in the department to be watered by the Gartempe River.
Yzeures sur Creuse lies at the meeting point of the three departments of Indre et Loire (37), Indre (36) and Vienne (86).
Neighboring communes
The town has nine surrounding communities. Five are located in the department of Indre-et-Loire (Chambon, Boussay, Preuilly-sur-Claise, Bossay-sur-Claise and Tournon-Saint-Pierre), three in the department of Vienne (Vicq-sur-Gartempe, La Roche-Posay and Lésigny) and one in the department of Indre (Neons-sur-Creuse).
Nearby towns
By road, the village is located midway between Descartes, Chatellerault and Le Blanc about 15.5 miles (24.9 km). Tours is 85 km distant, and Poitiers 53 km distant.
Archaeological structures
Buildings
Museums
You can see pictures, posters and audio-visual materials, and also her stage costumes presented in reconstituted sets of her greatest roles.
Events
Personalities
This is a list of people of interest who were born or resided in Yzeures sur Creuse: