The tapestries were rediscovered in 1841 by Prosper Mérimée in Boussac castle (owned at the time by the subprefect of the Creuse) where they had been suffering damage from their storage conditions.
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Guillamin was called the leader of the École de Crozant, a diverse group of painters who came to depict the landscape in the region of the Creuse around the village of Crozant.
Aubusson, Creuse, in the Creuse département, well known for the manufacture of Aubusson tapestry and carpets
George Sand (1804–1878), set her romance Jeanne here in 1836.
The Château de Saint-Germain-Beaupré is a château in the commune of Saint-Germain-Beaupré in the Creuse département of France.
They give birth to the Crozant School (in French, L'Ecole de Crozant), for all those who found inspiration by the shores of the Creuse.
For breeding purposes, Marcel Boussac purchased the United States Triple Crown winner Whirlaway and sold the mare La Troienne to Edward R. Bradley's Idle Hour Stock Farm in Lexington, Kentucky who became one of the most influential mares to be imported into the U.S. in the 20th century.
Sandeau was born at Aubusson (Creuse), and was sent to Paris to study law, but spent much of his time in unruly behaviour with other students.
Born in Guéret, Creuse, Marcel Jouhandeau grew up in a world of women presided over by his grandmother.
Michael or Michel Riffaterre (20 November 1924, Bourganeuf, Creuse – 27 May 2006, New York) was an influential French literary critic and theorist.
Sébastien Chantoux, (Lucas Belvaux), a psychoanalyst, leaves Paris and goes to live in the Creuse, at Royère-de-Vassivière.
Paul Burty Haviland (17 June 1880 – 21 December 1950) was an early French-American 20th-century photographer.
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Yzeures is the birthplace of Mado Robin (1918–1960) a French coloratura soprano who could hit the octave range of D4 above high-C (D7 in scientific pitch notation or about 2349 Hz).