Gouzon (;

Auvergnat (; ) or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne. Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rath ...

: ''Gosom'') is a commune in the

Creuse Creuse (; 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 east, Cor ...

department in central

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Geography

Gouzon is located about east of

Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland a ...

in the Massif Central on the river

Voueize The Voueize (; ) is a river in the Creuse ''département'', central France. Its source is at La Chaussade. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Tardes into which it flows at Chambon-sur-Voueize. Communes along its course ...

, as well as its tributary

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. The Route nationale 145 (

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) passes through the commune. The train station Parsac-Gouzon on the railroad line

Montluçon Montluçon (; ) 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 as ''Montluçonna ...

Saint-Sulpice-Laurière Saint-Sulpice-Laurière (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Inhabitants are known as ''Saint-Sulpiciens''. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following ...

is located in the neighboring commune

Parsac-Rimondeix Parsac-Rimondeix (Auvergnat: ''Parçac e Rimondés'') is a former commune in the Creuse department of central France. It was established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former communes of Parsac and Rimondeix. It was merged with Blaud ...

Population

The inhabitants are known as ''Gouzonnais''.

Sights

*13th-century church with a shingle-covered steeple. *Church of St. Nicolas of the Forge () - Some medieval frescos. *''Étang de Grands-Champs'' – Fly-fishing lake *''Étang des Landes'' - nature reserve. Bird Observatory

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