Auzances Explained

Auzances
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Auzances (Creuse).svg
Arrondissement:	Aubusson
Canton:	Auzances
Insee:	23013
Postal Code:	23700
Mayor:	Françoise Simon^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine
Coordinates:	46.0275°N 2.5017°W
Elevation M:	545
Elevation Min M:	486
Elevation Max M:	624
Area Km2:	7.08

Auzances (pronounced as /fr/; Auvergnat: Ausança) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A small farming and light industrial town situated by the left bank of the river La Noisette, not far from the Cher, some 16miles 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 occupation: villas and tombs,
• The church of St.Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Several watermills.
• 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 (1907–1982), philosopher, was born here.

International relations

The following towns are twinned with Auzances :

• Roßtal, Germany
• Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes, France

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

External links

• Official website of the commune

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.