Le Creusot
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  Le Creusot | ||
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Location within Burgundy region  Le Creusot | ||
| Coordinates: 46°48′05″N 4°26′28″E / 46.8014°N 4.4411°ECoordinates: 46°48′05″N 4°26′28″E / 46.8014°N 4.4411°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Burgundy | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Autun | |
| Intercommunality | Creusot-Montceau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | André Billardon | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Population2 | 24,441 | |
| • Population2 Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71153 / 71200 | |
| Elevation |
316–516 m (1,037–1,693 ft) (avg. 347 m or 1,138 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Le Creusot (pronounced: [lə kʁøzo]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
The inhabitants are known as Creusotins. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.
Since the 1990s, the town has been developing its touristic credentials. Its main attraction is the Parc des Combes. The Creusot steam hammer has been rebuilt as a tourist attraction in the town square.
Le Creusot is also the second educational centre of the Bourgogne (after Dijon), with its IUT and the Condorcet university centre.
Transport
About 5 km (3.11 mi) south-east of town centre is the Gare du Creusot TGV, a train station on the LGV Sud-Est line, which links the area to Paris, Lyon and beyond with high-speed rail.
Notable people
- John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) advised Le Creusot on the development of its iron industry.
- Christian Bobin (b. 1951), writer
- Fr. Bruno Cadoré (b. 1954), Dominican priest and current Master of the Order
- Mathilde Carré (1910–1970), French Resistance agent during World War II, who turned double agent
- Sébastien Grax (b. 1984), footballer
- Claudie Haigneré (b. 1957), astronaut
- Anthony da Silva (b. 1980), footballer
- Marie-Alice Yahé (b. 1984), female rugbier
- Mickaël Vendetta (b. 1987), Internet celebrity
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Le Creusot is twinned with:
See also
Notes and references
- References
- Notes
External links
- Official website (French)
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