Yzeures-sur-Creuse
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Main square and church
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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Yzeures-sur-Creuse
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| Coordinates: 46°47′11″N 0°52′18″E / 46.7864°N 0.8717°ECoordinates: 46°47′11″N 0°52′18″E / 46.7864°N 0.8717°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Descartes |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Touraine du Sud |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jacky Périvier |
| Area1 | 55.42 km2 (21.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 1,447 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37282 /37290 |
| Elevation | 53–139 m (174–456 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Yzeures-sur-Creuse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It is one of the oldest towns in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era more than 10,000 years before Christ. During Ancient history and the Merovingian dynasty, it had an important role.
Today, it's a village of 1500 inhabitants, situated in a rural setting. The town benefits from the spa activity of the nearby town of La Roche-Posay. Yzeures also offers a range of tourism activities and second homes are numerous.
Its inhabitants are called Yzeurois, Yzeuroises.
Yzeures-sur-Creuse is located between Tours and Poitiers in the centre of France, on the banks of the Creuse River. The Creuse River meets the Gartempe River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Yzeures near the spa town of La Roche-Posay.
It has the distinction of being the only town of Touraine to expand both on the right bank and left bank of the Creuse River. It's also the only town in the department to be watered by the Gartempe River.
Yzeures sur Creuse lies at the meeting point of the three departments of Indre et Loire (37), Indre (36) and Vienne (86).
The town has nine surrounding communities. Five are located in the department of Indre-et-Loire (Chambon, Boussay, Preuilly-sur-Claise, Bossay-sur-Claise and Tournon-Saint-Pierre), three in the department of Vienne (Vicq-sur-Gartempe, La Roche-Posay and Lésigny) and one in the department of Indre (Neons-sur-Creuse).
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