Creuse

The Creuse is a long river in western France, a tributary of the Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central. Course The Creuse flows northwest through the following departments and towns: Creuse department (named after the river): Aubusson. Indre department: Argenton-sur-Creuse, Le Blanc. Indre-et-Loire department : Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Descartes Vienne department: La Roche-Posay The Creuse flows into the Vienne about north of Châtellerault. It receives its longest tributary, the Gartempe, in La Roche-Posay.