Auvergnat
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Creuse
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in central
France
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.
Geography
A small
farming
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and
light industrial
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town situated by the left bank of the river La Noisette, not far from the Cher, some northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D4, D988 and D996 roads. The commune is served by local coaches.
Population
Sights
* Considerable evidence of
Roman
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occupation: villas and tombs,
* The church of St.Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
* Several
watermill
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s.
* The seventeenth century Montpensier house, with 2 towers.
* The sixteenth century chapel of Sainte-Anne.
* The seventeenth century chapel of Sainte-Marguerite.
Personalities
* Jean Taillandier, professional footballer, was born here in 1938.
*
Jean Beaufret
Jean Beaufret (; 22 May 1907, Auzances7 August 1982, Paris) was a French philosopher and Germanist tremendously influential in the reception of Martin Heidegger's work in France.
Life
After graduating from the École Normale Supérieure and c ...
(1907–1982), philosopher, was born here.
International relations
The following towns are twinned with Auzances :
* Roßtal,
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