Yzeures-sur-Creuse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loiredepartment in central France. It is one of the oldest towns in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era earlier than 10,000 BCE. 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.
Geography
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 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, Indre and Vienne.
Neighboring communes
The town has nine surrounding communities. Five are located in the department of Indre-et-Loire, three in the department of Vienne and one in the department of Indre.
Dolmen de la Pierre Levée, near the hamlet of Confluent.
Buildings
The manor house ofGranges, dating from the sixteenth century. Has been listed as a monument historique
The château of Harembure, dating from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century
The château of Pairé or Péré, dating from the sixteenth century
The château of Thou, dating from the sixteenth century. Has been listed as a monument historique
The château of Marigny, dating from the seventeenth century.
The manor house of Gaudru, dating from the fifteenth century.
The château of La Mothe, dating from the nineteenth century.
The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt in the nineteenth century. This church is built on the site of a Gallo-Roman temple of Minerva.
Museums
Mado Robin Museum : Museum to the life of this French soprano.
You can see pictures, posters and audio-visual materials, and also her stage costumes presented in reconstituted sets of her greatest roles.
Gallo Roman Museum of Minerva : 80 sculptures limestone blocks and fragmentary sculptures of a Gallo-Roman temple and a column of Minerva. It regularly hosts temporary exhibitions.
