Éguzon-Chantôme is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Indre

Indre

Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

 department in central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. It is situated on the Creuse River

Creuse River

The Creuse is a 264 km long river in western France, a tributary of the river Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central...

. A nearby hydroelectric dam (the Eguzon dam

Eguzon dam

The Eguzon dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Creuse River in central France. Construction took place from 1922 to 1926 and, at the time, was the largest dam in Europe.thumb|right|Eguzon Dam...

), opened in 1923, provides electricity and also creates a lake (Chambon Lake) that is used for leisure and watersports.

Geography

The river Abloux

Abloux

The Abloux is a long river in the Creuse and Indre départements, central France. Its source is at Bazelat. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Anglin into which it flows at Prissac.-Communes along its course:...

 forms all of the commune's western border and the Creuse, with the Chambon Lake, forms all of its eastern border.

See also

• Communes of the Indre department
• Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  Saint-Benoît-du-Sault
  Saint-Benoît-du-Sault is a commune in the Indre department in central France.It is a medieval village , perched in a curve on a rocky butte overlooking the Portefeuille River in the former province of Berry....