Yzeures-sur-Creuse

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