- Le Creusot
French commune|nomcommune=Le Creusot
Factory in Le Creusot| région=Bourgogne (capital)
département=Saône-et-Loire ("préfecture ")| arrondissement=Autun| canton=Chief town of 2 cantons| insee=71153|cp=71200|maire=André Billardon |mandat=2001-2008| intercomm=Communauté urbaine Creusot-Montceau
longitude=4.4411
latitude=46.8014
alt moy=347 m|alt mini=316 m|alt maxi=516 m| hectares=1,811|km²=18.11|sans=26,283|date-sans=2003|dens=1,451|date-dens=1999Le Creusot is a French commune in the
Saône-et-Loire "département" and theBourgogne "région".Description
Le Creusot is a town in the Bourgogne region with a population of 26,283 people known as Creusotins. Its economy is dominated by metallurgical companies such as
Industeel andAlstom .Since the 1990s, the town has been developing its touristic credentials. Its main attraction is the
Parc des Combes .Le Creusot is also the second educational centre of the Bourgogne (after
Dijon ), with its IUT and the Condorcet university centre.Famous Creusotins
*
Christian Bobin (1951), writer
* Claudie André, astronaut
*Mathilde Carré , French Resistance agent during World War II, who turned a double agent.
* PainterRaymond Rochette paid homage to the workers of Creusot throughout his work.
*Sébastien Grax , football player
* Anthony "Tony" da Silva, football playerister Cities
Le Creusot has 2 sister cities:*
Majdanpek ,Serbia .
*Blieskastel ,Germany [1959] .External links
* [http://www.le-creusot.fr/ Official website]
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