Yzeures-sur-Creuse (, literally Yzeures on Creuse) is a commune in the department of Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is one of the oldest towns in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era earlier than 10,0 CE. Today, it's a village of 1300 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 river Creuse. The Creuse meets its tributary Gartempe 3 km 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. It's also the only town in the department to be watered by the Gartempe. Yzeures sur Creuse lies at the meeting point of the three departments of Indre-et-Loire (37), Indre (36) and Vienne (86).

Neighboring communes

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).

Nearby towns

By road, the village is located midway between Descartes, Châtellerault and Le Blanc about 15.5 mi. Tours is 85 km distant, and Poitiers 53 km distant.

Population

Sights

Archaeological structures

Buildings

Museums

You can see pictures, posters and audio-visual materials, and also her stage costumes presented in reconstituted sets of her greatest roles.

Events

Personalities

This is a list of people of interest who were born or resided in Yzeures: