Editing Creuse (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Paysage creusois.jpg|left|thumb|Creuse landscape]]
Creuse is part of the [[regions of France|region]] of [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]].

It is in the [[Massif Central]] and permeated by the [[Creuse (river)|Creuse]] and its tributaries. The river is dammed at several locations both for water supply and [[hydroelectricity]] generation. As is typical for an inland area of continental Europe, Creuse has relatively cold winters with some snowfall into April, but also hot summers. Rain falls throughout the year because of the relatively high elevation.

The topography is principally rolling hills intersected by often steep valleys. The terrestrial ecology is typically cool [[temperate]] with a species mix common in the western UK: with [[oak]], [[Ash tree|ash]], [[chestnut]], [[hazel]] and ''[[Prunus]]'' species dominating the woodlands. There are no commercial [[vineyard]]s. Much of the farming is beef cattle: [[Charolais cattle|Charolais]] and [[Limousin (cattle)|Limousin]], and also sheep.

===Principal towns===

The most populous commune is [[Guéret]], the prefecture. As the second-least populous department of France, Creuse has no big cities and towns. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 2,000 inhabitants:<ref name=pop2019/>

{| class=wikitable
! Commune
! Population (2019)
|-
| [[Guéret]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 12,734
|-
| [[La Souterraine]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 4,982
|-
| [[Aubusson, Creuse|Aubusson]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 3,248
|-
| [[Sainte-Feyre]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2,482
|-
| [[Bourganeuf]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 2,478
|}