Argenton-sur-Creuse

A modest town in the Indre department of central France, Argenton-sur-Creuse sits along the Creuse river with a café and restaurant scene in its compact centre and vineyards in the surrounding area. The town holds several listed historic buildings, including the 16th-century Chapelle Saint-Benoît, a 15th-century house, the Hôtel de Chevigny — a college founded between 1484 and 1522 later converted to a prison — and the early 20th-century Lycée Rollinat.

• Population5,335
• Nearest water0.2 km