Cressat

Cressat is a commune with 565 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Creuse in the Limousin region. It belongs to the district of the canton of Gueret and AHUN. Maire of the place since March 2008, the deputy Jean Auclair ( b. 1946 ).

Geography

Cressat is located in the Massif Central, 44 kilometers southwest of Montlucon, some 18 kilometers north of Gueret, the seat of the prefecture of the department, and 7.7 kilometers northeast of Ahu, the capital of the canton, on an average height of 443 meters above the sea level. Since the town is located in the mountains, the height differences are large, the Mairie is located at an altitude of 520 meters. The village is surrounded by the neighboring communities Vigeville, Saint- Dizier- la-Tour, Chénérailles and Moutier- d'Ahun. The municipality has an area of ​​3341 hectares. The Creuse flows on the southwestern edge of the township.

Cressat is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

1793 Cressat received in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) as Crenac the status of a municipality and 1801 by the administrative reform in the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821 ) under the name Cressac the right to local self-government.

Culture and sights

The stained glass windows of the church of Sainte -Marguerite were made ​​in the 19th century and restored in 2009. In the church there are several objects of art from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the historiques in the additional list of Monuments (, historical monuments ') are registered. This includes a painted statue of Margaret of Antioch with a dragon from the 16th century and a painting depicting the Adoration of the Magi. This is a mirrored copy of the "Adoration of the Magi " by Peter Paul Rubens.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipal area protected geographical indication ( PGI ) for Veal ( Veau du Limousin ), lamb ( Agneau du Limousin ) and pork ( porc d' Auvergne and Porc du Limousin ) apply.

In 2009, 23.6 per cent of workers were employed in the town, the others are commuters. 7.3 percent of workers were unemployed.

Today's railway Montlucon - Saint- Sulpice- Laurière joined in the 19th century Montlucon with Limoges. At that time the station was approached in Cressat of trains of this line. Today, the closest railway stations in AHUN ( Busseau Sur Creuse ) and Lavaveix -les -Mines are.