Yzeures-sur-Creuse (, literally Yzeures on Creuse) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It is one of the oldest towns in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era earlier than 10,000 BCE. Today, it's a village of 1500 inhabitants, situated in a rural setting. The town benefits from the spa activity of the nearby town of La Roche-Posay. Yzeures also offers a range of tourism activities and second homes are numerous. Its inhabitants are called Yzeurois, Yzeuroises. 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's 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). Neighboring communes 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). Nearby towns By road, the village is located midway between Descartes, Châtellerault and Le Blanc about . Tours is 85 km distant, and Poitiers 53 km distant. Population Sights Archaeological structures Dolmen de la Pierre Levée, near the hamlet of Confluent. Buildings The manor house of Granges, dating from the sixteenth century. Has been listed as a monument historique The château of Harembure, dating from the eighteenth century to the nineteenth century The château of Pairé or Péré, dating from the sixteenth century The château of Thou, dating from the sixteenth century. Has been listed as a monument historique The château of Marigny, dating from the seventeenth century. The manor house of Gaudru, dating from the fifteenth century. The château of La Mothe, dating from the nineteenth century. The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt in the nineteenth century. This church is built on the site of a Gallo-Roman temple of Minerva. Museums Mado Robin Museum : Museum to the life of this French soprano. (opened in 2009) You can see pictures, posters and audio-visual materials, and also her stage costumes presented in reconstituted sets of her