Le Creusot
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Commune of Le Creusot |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne (capital) |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Autun |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté urbaine Creusot-Montceau |
| Mayor | André Billardon (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 316 m–516 m (avg. 347 m) |
| Land area¹ | 18.11 km² |
| Population² (2003) |
26,283 |
| - Density | 1,451/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71153/ 71200 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Creusot is a French commune in the Saône-et-Loire département and the Bourgogne région.
[edit] Description
Le Creusot is a town in the Bourgogne region with a population of 26,283 people known as Creusotins. Its economy is dominated by metallurgical companies such as Industeel and Alstom.
Since the 1990s, the town has been developing its touristic credentials. Its main attraction is the Parc des Combes.
Le Creusot is also the second educational centre of the Bourgogne (after Dijon), with its IUT and the Condorcet university centre.
[edit] Famous Creusotins
- Christian Bobin (1951), writer
- Claudie André, astronaut
- Mathilde Carré, French Resistance agent during World War II, who turned a double agent.
- Painter Raymond Rochette paid homage to the workers of Creusot throughout his work.
- Sébastien Grax, football player
- Anthony "Tony" da Silva, football player
[edit] External links
- (French) Official website
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