{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{short description|Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Gouzon |commune status = Commune |image = Gouzon - Église Saint-Martin 01.JPG |caption = The church of Saint-Martin, in Gouzon |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Gouzougnat 23.svg |arrondissement = Aubusson |canton = Gouzon |INSEE = 23093 |postal code = 23230 |mayor = Cyril Victor<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = CC Creuse Confluence |coordinates = {{coord|46.1925|2.2394|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 378 |elevation min m = 366 |elevation max m = 476 |area km2 = 50.03 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}
'''Gouzon''' ({{IPA|fr|ɡuzɔ̃}}; Auvergnat: ''Gosom'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. The commune is listed as a Village étape.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://village-etape.fr/village-etape/gouzon/|title=Gouzon | Village Étape}}</ref>
==Geography== Gouzon is located about {{convert|28|km|mi}} east of Guéret in the Massif Central on the river Voueize, as well as its tributary Goze. The Route nationale 145 (European route E62) passes through the commune. The train station Parsac-Gouzon on the railroad line Montluçon - Saint-Sulpice-Laurière is located in the neighboring commune Parsac-Rimondeix.
==Population== {{Historical populations |align=left |1962|1580 |1968|1639 |1975|1501 |1982|1469 |1990|1370 |1999|1381 |2008|1475 }}
The inhabitants are known as ''Gouzonnais''.
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==Sights== *13th-century church with a shingle-covered steeple. *Church of St. Nicolas of the Forge ({{convert|5|km|disp=semicolon|abbr=on}}) - Some medieval frescos. *''Étang de Grands-Champs'' – Fly-fishing lake *''Étang des Landes'' - {{convert|120|ha}} nature reserve. Bird Observatory
==Economy== ''Gouzon'' is also a cheese made in the Limousin region.
==See also== * Communes of the Creuse département
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001144005/http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=20137&req=Gouzon Gouzon on Quid]
{{commons category}} {{Creuse communes}}
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Category:Communes of Creuse
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