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The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Abel Guittard
Particular sign : he’s the leader of the pack in the Monts de Guéret
Wolf, where are you ?
Atypical ! That’s the word that comes up when talking about Abel Guittard. A word that he himself likes using. Atypical also describes his career. He started work in a supermarket when very young. However, this young man from Guéret overcame many obstacles to finally take on the directorship of one of the most (...)
Abel Guittard
Particular sign : he’s the leader of the pack in the Monts de Guéret
Wolf, where are you ?
Atypical ! That’s the word that comes up when talking about Abel Guittard. A word that he himself likes using. Atypical also describes his career. He started work in a supermarket when very young. However, this young man from Guéret overcame many obstacles to finally take on the directorship of one of the most (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Alain Menut
Particular sign : 17 years ago he co-founded with five friends, the Creuse Oxygène sports club
The Creuse : green fuel
In order to promote a region, it’s necessary to have movers to get it going. Creuse Oxygène sports club is certainly one of these and its president Alain Menut is a mover beyond compare. Since its creation in 1992, the organisation has never ceased to bring in as many members as a number of (...)
Alain Menut
Particular sign : 17 years ago he co-founded with five friends, the Creuse Oxygène sports club
The Creuse : green fuel
In order to promote a region, it’s necessary to have movers to get it going. Creuse Oxygène sports club is certainly one of these and its president Alain Menut is a mover beyond compare. Since its creation in 1992, the organisation has never ceased to bring in as many members as a number of (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Catherine Wachs-Genest
Particular sign : watches over the collections in the Art and Archaeology Museum
Artistic revolution
Always having had a passion for History, it’s through this that Catherine Wachs-Genest became interested in the history of art. Her Master’s thesis was on Marine de Loire around 1750 and led her, six years ago, to the calmer waters of the Creuse Valley.
This young woman from Orléans discovered (...)
Catherine Wachs-Genest
Particular sign : watches over the collections in the Art and Archaeology Museum
Artistic revolution
Always having had a passion for History, it’s through this that Catherine Wachs-Genest became interested in the history of art. Her Master’s thesis was on Marine de Loire around 1750 and led her, six years ago, to the calmer waters of the Creuse Valley.
This young woman from Orléans discovered (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
France-Odile Perrin-Crinière
Particular sign : settled down in Aubusson as soon as she was 16 to learn the weaver’s art
Tapestry… expression of the future
As Jean Lurçat in 1937 was blown away by the 14th-century hanging of the Apocalypse, France-Odile Perrin-Crinière had a shock when at 16 she saw Chant du Monde exhibited at the Jean Lurçat Museum in Angers. This collection of six tapestries woven in Aubusson is a modern (...)
France-Odile Perrin-Crinière
Particular sign : settled down in Aubusson as soon as she was 16 to learn the weaver’s art
Tapestry… expression of the future
As Jean Lurçat in 1937 was blown away by the 14th-century hanging of the Apocalypse, France-Odile Perrin-Crinière had a shock when at 16 she saw Chant du Monde exhibited at the Jean Lurçat Museum in Angers. This collection of six tapestries woven in Aubusson is a modern (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Halis Aydin
Particular sign : was professional boxing Champion of France in 2001
The human orchestra for sports and leisure
An optimist on Courtille Lake, windsurfing at Vassivière ? Perhaps climbing or even mountain biking on the slopes of Maupuy. Or perhaps hang-gliding ? Roller blades, table tennis, football, running… and even boxing ? No, don’t bother asking ! You won’t find a single sport on Creuse land, water or in (...)
Halis Aydin
Particular sign : was professional boxing Champion of France in 2001
The human orchestra for sports and leisure
An optimist on Courtille Lake, windsurfing at Vassivière ? Perhaps climbing or even mountain biking on the slopes of Maupuy. Or perhaps hang-gliding ? Roller blades, table tennis, football, running… and even boxing ? No, don’t bother asking ! You won’t find a single sport on Creuse land, water or in (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vaury
Particular sign : dreams of building an enormous aviary to gather together all his birds
Birds of a feather…
Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vaury didn’t fall into a cauldron of magic potion when he was young, but into the bottom of a nest. For his fifth birthday he received a couple of Pink-headed turtledoves. Since then, his passion has taken off. Of course, at the beginning of your visit to the (...)
Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vaury
Particular sign : dreams of building an enormous aviary to gather together all his birds
Birds of a feather…
Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Vaury didn’t fall into a cauldron of magic potion when he was young, but into the bottom of a nest. For his fifth birthday he received a couple of Pink-headed turtledoves. Since then, his passion has taken off. Of course, at the beginning of your visit to the (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Jean-Noël Pinaud
Particular sign : stage director of the Bridiers Historical Fresco
Once upon a Bridiers...
Once upon a time, in La Souterraine, there was the story of the Bridiers Historical Fresco. At the beginning there was the Tower, the only donjon that survived more than 10 centuries turbulent history. Even when in bad condition, it has always been present in the La Souterraine countryside. There are also the (...)
Jean-Noël Pinaud
Particular sign : stage director of the Bridiers Historical Fresco
Once upon a Bridiers...
Once upon a time, in La Souterraine, there was the story of the Bridiers Historical Fresco. At the beginning there was the Tower, the only donjon that survived more than 10 centuries turbulent history. Even when in bad condition, it has always been present in the La Souterraine countryside. There are also the (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Michel Manville
Particular sign : manages the only départemental House of French Architecture and Heritage
"Heart" of villages
In the Creuse there are more churches and chapels than there are towns. Any visitor is then drawn to admire their silhouettes so "elegant and light, surging out of this rough and hard granite" as muses Michel Manville chief heritage custodian to the Creuse Conseil Général. If the majority of (...)
Michel Manville
Particular sign : manages the only départemental House of French Architecture and Heritage
"Heart" of villages
In the Creuse there are more churches and chapels than there are towns. Any visitor is then drawn to admire their silhouettes so "elegant and light, surging out of this rough and hard granite" as muses Michel Manville chief heritage custodian to the Creuse Conseil Général. If the majority of (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Valérie and Sylvain Lanusse
Particular sign : were awarded the 2008 Stars and Skills prize for the dynamism of their company
Waking up tastebuds...
If your stay in the Creuse leads you to the la Bonne Auberge in Nouzerines it won’t be by sheer luck. But because you’re looking for the warm and friendly welcome of this excellent restaurant situated in a village of only 260 souls. A house to which you, and above all (...)
Valérie and Sylvain Lanusse
Particular sign : were awarded the 2008 Stars and Skills prize for the dynamism of their company
Waking up tastebuds...
If your stay in the Creuse leads you to the la Bonne Auberge in Nouzerines it won’t be by sheer luck. But because you’re looking for the warm and friendly welcome of this excellent restaurant situated in a village of only 260 souls. A house to which you, and above all (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse 2009 Portrait/Magazine for holidays and leisure – Delphine Charles
Alain Freytet
Particular sign : he regrets never having spoken Occitan, it pervades the heritage of the Creuse
Country sketchbook
In walking around Landes Lake, in Chabrières Wolf Park, beside the Pontarion fishing and nature space or even to the Clamouzat rocks on the Plateau de Millevaches, the Creuse offers you a feast of landscapes to please your eyes. A man has worked on all of these, but don’t bother looking for (...)
Alain Freytet
Particular sign : he regrets never having spoken Occitan, it pervades the heritage of the Creuse
Country sketchbook
In walking around Landes Lake, in Chabrières Wolf Park, beside the Pontarion fishing and nature space or even to the Clamouzat rocks on the Plateau de Millevaches, the Creuse offers you a feast of landscapes to please your eyes. A man has worked on all of these, but don’t bother looking for (...)
— written on 15 avril 2009 by Michel Kinet
The Creuse on Foot
Be a good sport!
The 2008 topographical guide “La Creuse à Pied” (The Creuse on Foot) has just been issued. This guide, produced by the French Hiking Federation, has 50 walks and treks leading to a discovery of Creuse paths.
The first edition was produced in 2005, in partnership with the Creuse Tourist Board and the Pays Creusois CPIE and the financial support of the Conseil Général de la Creuse (Creuse County Council) and the State.
Marked circuits, walks classified by levels of difficulty, colour IGN maps, indispensable practical information, texts and numerous photographs make this guide an invitation to discover the most beautiful tourist sites in the Creuse département.
In effect, beyond these itineraries, it could be a tool for promoting and enhancing on a national level, the landscapes painted by the impressionist painters of the Creuse Valley, the Creuse stonemasons and right up to the Aubusson weavers.
The Creuse is now known as a great walking spot in France.
A faithful clientele travel to flagship events such as the Enjambée Creusoise which takes place every year 11 May in Bourganeuf.
This year is the 6th edition of this grand gathering of walkers (more than 1000 participants in 2007), from all over Europe to pace a choice of 5 circuits of 5, 10, 15, 25 and 45km.
Lovers of walks in the open countryside, let yourself be guided along the Creuse trails!
La Creuse à Pied on sale in bookshops, Tourist Offices and tourist information centres, IGN points for 13.20€.
— written on 13 May 2008 by the Creuse Tourist Board
Creuse Flavours
Delicacies
Limousin oxtail crumble with ceps and hazelnuts with its seasonal vegetable puree – is this the new Creuse speciality?
Well, it’s certainly Pierre Rullière’s speciality, which allowed him to win a prize organised by the départemental Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And this chef, who with his wife has run the Le Coq d’Or restaurant in Chénérailles since 1991, “isn’t against anything that can promote the Creuse†.
Good foundations for good cooking
Our little département, stuck between (...)
Well, it’s certainly Pierre Rullière’s speciality, which allowed him to win a prize organised by the départemental Chamber of Commerce and Industry. And this chef, who with his wife has run the Le Coq d’Or restaurant in Chénérailles since 1991, “isn’t against anything that can promote the Creuse†.
Good foundations for good cooking
Our little département, stuck between (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Certain people fell into a cauldron of magic potion when they were small. For Maurice Masvignier it was the call of the big top that he heard when he was young.
In 1943, he was 10, and with cardboard and wood he built his first big top and caravans with which he and his friends at the time, would play in the Church Square in La Souterraine.
An innate love of the circus. He can’t explain where his inspiration comes from. Obviously travelling artists that stopped in the small village and (...)
In 1943, he was 10, and with cardboard and wood he built his first big top and caravans with which he and his friends at the time, would play in the Church Square in La Souterraine.
An innate love of the circus. He can’t explain where his inspiration comes from. Obviously travelling artists that stopped in the small village and (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Châteaux and historical estates
Châteaux and historical estates
Imagine yourself wandering down a little country road. And then you see around a corner, the silhouette of a stately edifice: Villemonteix château.
Its owner Pierre Lajoix likes to remember how he saw it for the first time during a flamboyant sunset. And you won’t fail to fall for this 15th century building in all its authenticity.
A passionate “guideâ€
So, follow the guide through the rooms and let yourself be transported back in time for a journey offered by this chatelaine of modern times. (...)
Its owner Pierre Lajoix likes to remember how he saw it for the first time during a flamboyant sunset. And you won’t fail to fall for this 15th century building in all its authenticity.
A passionate “guideâ€
So, follow the guide through the rooms and let yourself be transported back in time for a journey offered by this chatelaine of modern times. (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Discovering the landscapes of the impressionists
On the path of the impressionists
Imagine while staying in the Creuse, you discover you have a real artistic talent. “Understanding a painting, is like literature, you need elements to tackle it,” explains Christophe Rameix, an expert in paintings.
And rightly so, Creuse landscapes, those of Crozant and the Creuse Valley, have served as models for numerous painters. While walking beside the confluence at Fresselines, you can put yourself in Claude Monet’s footsteps and find where he put up his easel in 1889.
Crozant’s (...)
And rightly so, Creuse landscapes, those of Crozant and the Creuse Valley, have served as models for numerous painters. While walking beside the confluence at Fresselines, you can put yourself in Claude Monet’s footsteps and find where he put up his easel in 1889.
Crozant’s (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Parks and gardens
Parks and gardens
Certain people collect stamps or coins, whereas Philippe Wanty is passionate about nature and it’s… trees that are in his collection.
Thirty years ago, he decided to develop this rather invasive past time near the River Sedelle in following a principle: “ I love trees so, I’m going to grow them”.
For several years now, along with his wife Nell and members of the Jardins de la Sédelle Association, this landscaper decided to share his passion with the public.
Nature on the stage
Thus the (...)
Thirty years ago, he decided to develop this rather invasive past time near the River Sedelle in following a principle: “ I love trees so, I’m going to grow them”.
For several years now, along with his wife Nell and members of the Jardins de la Sédelle Association, this landscaper decided to share his passion with the public.
Nature on the stage
Thus the (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Carpet and tapestry threads
Aubusson Tapestry
“Shake the dust off Aubusson tapestry”. This is the objective fixed by a Lucas Pinton, fifth generation director of the Pinton workshops in Felletin.
However, shaking off dust that is more than five centuries old isn’t an easy thing! In order to do this, two routes have been explored in this 140-year-old manufactory at first installed in Aubusson and then, Felletin.
Historical workshop and modern technique
Here, in the workshop weavers lean over their tapestries that they patiently and (...)
However, shaking off dust that is more than five centuries old isn’t an easy thing! In order to do this, two routes have been explored in this 140-year-old manufactory at first installed in Aubusson and then, Felletin.
Historical workshop and modern technique
Here, in the workshop weavers lean over their tapestries that they patiently and (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by
When you enter into a village or town for the first time, what is the first place that you feel attracted to? For the painter Gabriel Chabrat, the answer seems obvious: the church.
Why? He doesn’t know how to explain, even if it results from the irrational rather than the religious. †We’re naturally attracted by strong places and sometimes that’s where the church is situated†. At the architectural level, what calls to us is the possibility of guessing what’s inside just by observing the (...)
Why? He doesn’t know how to explain, even if it results from the irrational rather than the religious. †We’re naturally attracted by strong places and sometimes that’s where the church is situated†. At the architectural level, what calls to us is the possibility of guessing what’s inside just by observing the (...)
— written on 13 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Happiness is on the farm
Family
Fed by the Creuse countryside, a class of squash and a jam sandwich, you’ll be ready to be to eat up the miles.
“Show that in the Creuse one can live, live well and above all be happy to live†. This is the main message that Isabelle Bonnat and her husband Jean-François wish to share with you and your family while visiting their farm Ballotier in Reterre. And to help them, nature has put on its best clothes: the trees and bushes are wearing fruit; the fields have flowers and the sheep… are in (...)
“Show that in the Creuse one can live, live well and above all be happy to live†. This is the main message that Isabelle Bonnat and her husband Jean-François wish to share with you and your family while visiting their farm Ballotier in Reterre. And to help them, nature has put on its best clothes: the trees and bushes are wearing fruit; the fields have flowers and the sheep… are in (...)
— written on 7 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Lou Chami, from paths to trails
Walking
If you want to meet Claude Royère, nothing’s simpler. All you need is a pair of walking shoes and then follow one of the numerous Creuse trails – no matter the weather.
Claude Royère’s passionate enough that, well equipped, he’ll carry out his activity in full sun, in rain or snow, at dawn or even at night. For him, each season has its own particular charm. The search could be difficult as the Creuse has a large walking network. A network that he knows well because he’s walked it, sometimes (...)
Claude Royère’s passionate enough that, well equipped, he’ll carry out his activity in full sun, in rain or snow, at dawn or even at night. For him, each season has its own particular charm. The search could be difficult as the Creuse has a large walking network. A network that he knows well because he’s walked it, sometimes (...)
— written on 7 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
Games alert at Courtille
Relaxation
The activity area at Courtille has been, for nearly 10 years, Thierry Di-Castera and his mates’ giant summer playground. But it’s open to anyone whether they be a sports leader like him, lifeguard or members of an association.
They all have only one mission: supervise and occupy the summer hours of little children, from the Creuse or not. One of Thierry’s brain teasers that occupies him all year round, is to find activities to enable him to “offer the largest and most innovative possible of (...)
They all have only one mission: supervise and occupy the summer hours of little children, from the Creuse or not. One of Thierry’s brain teasers that occupies him all year round, is to find activities to enable him to “offer the largest and most innovative possible of (...)
— written on 7 May 2008 by Delphine Charles
In this year of transition with application of the new water law (finally perhaps), everyone in the angling world should be unconditionally vigilant and mobilised. In drawing on our experience and with everyone’s support, we’ll do the maximum to continue in developing our heritage and above all invigorate our structures and choose new orientations, in order to satisfy you. The diversity of our sites, the pisicole richness of our circuits, the “Fishing” lodgings, the “Promote Fishing” operation (...)
— written on 20 juin 2008 by admingr
Written by Creuse Oxygène 27 May 2008
Creuse Oxygène, multi-sport club and public organisation, born in the Creuse 15 years ago and who exists and grows thanks to the Limousin forest, invites you to discover a unique event in France : 24 hours in the forest, 13 and 14 September 2008 in Guéret.
In the heart of the majestic 2000-hectare Chabrières forest, Creuse Oxygène invites its visitors to unique experience ; a day and a night in the forest. A chance to ask questions, to doubt, to wonder at (...)
Creuse Oxygène, multi-sport club and public organisation, born in the Creuse 15 years ago and who exists and grows thanks to the Limousin forest, invites you to discover a unique event in France : 24 hours in the forest, 13 and 14 September 2008 in Guéret.
In the heart of the majestic 2000-hectare Chabrières forest, Creuse Oxygène invites its visitors to unique experience ; a day and a night in the forest. A chance to ask questions, to doubt, to wonder at (...)
— written on 2 juillet 2008 by Wanda
Written 28 April by CDT Creuse
The Creuse is offering a “welcome” Gift to both residents and visitors. The Creuse Tourist Board has just produced the new Passeport Inter-Sites 2008-2009.
Since its creation in 2001, the Passeport Inter-Sites has become a real tool for promotion and information. It brings together 21 sites in the Creuse that answer specific criteria relating to the quality of the welcome and the service offered to visitors.
The passport allows its holder and those (...)
The Creuse is offering a “welcome” Gift to both residents and visitors. The Creuse Tourist Board has just produced the new Passeport Inter-Sites 2008-2009.
Since its creation in 2001, the Passeport Inter-Sites has become a real tool for promotion and information. It brings together 21 sites in the Creuse that answer specific criteria relating to the quality of the welcome and the service offered to visitors.
The passport allows its holder and those (...)
— written on 2 juillet 2008 by Wanda
Written by the CDT 9 June 2008
The Creuse Tourist Board and the Booking Service have put online the département’s first tourist gift certificates. They can be found on the following Web site : www.vacancesencreuse.com
These gift certificates are for both visitors and residents of the Creuse who want to give pleasure to their family or friends, in offering them an opportunity to discover the Creuse !
An out of the ordinary gift !
An original idea, the client is free to decide how much to offer : (...)
The Creuse Tourist Board and the Booking Service have put online the département’s first tourist gift certificates. They can be found on the following Web site : www.vacancesencreuse.com
These gift certificates are for both visitors and residents of the Creuse who want to give pleasure to their family or friends, in offering them an opportunity to discover the Creuse !
An out of the ordinary gift !
An original idea, the client is free to decide how much to offer : (...)
— written on 2 juillet 2008 by Wanda
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