Gouzon | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Gouzougnat 23.svg |
Arrondissement: | Aubusson |
Canton: | Gouzon |
Insee: | 23093 |
Postal Code: | 23230 |
Mayor: | Cyril Victor[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Creuse Confluence |
Coordinates: | 46.1925°N 2.2394°W |
Elevation M: | 378 |
Elevation Min M: | 366 |
Elevation Max M: | 476 |
Area Km2: | 50.03 |
Gouzon (in French pronounced as /ɡuzɔ̃/; Auvergnat: Gosom) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.
Gouzon is located about 28km (17miles) east of Guéret in the Massif Central on the river Voueize, as well as its tributary Goze. The Route nationale 145 (European route E62) passes through the commune. The train station Parsac-Gouzon on the railroad line Montluçon - Saint-Sulpice-Laurière is located in the neighboring commune Parsac-Rimondeix.
The inhabitants are known as Gouzonnais.
Gouzon is also a cheese made in the Limousin region.