Auvergnat
or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne.
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Creuse
Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...
department
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Government and military
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in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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region
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in central
France
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.
Geography
An area of lakes,
forestry
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and
farming
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comprising the village and several hamlets situated some southwest of
Montluçon
Montluçon (; oc, Montleçon ) is a commune in central France on the river Cher. It is the largest commune in the Allier department, although the department's prefecture is located in the smaller town of Moulins. Its inhabitants are known ...
at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads.
Between 1905 and 1955, the commune had a
goldmine
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at Le Chatelet, which produced 11 tonnes of gold in those years.
The commune is served by a
TER
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railway.
The river
Tardes
Tardes (; oc, Tardas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming area comprising several small villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tardes, some north ...
, classified
Natura 2000
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, forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the
Cher
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, northwest of the village.
Population
Sights
* The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
* The church at St.Radegonde, dating from the twelfth century.
* The church of St.Martial at Le Châtelet, dating from the twelfth century.
* The château de la Villederie.
* The chapel of Saint-Marien.