Lafayette. The extreme southern part of Christian County is called Flat Lick. The name is derived from a flat, pond-like place, in that section, which tradition says was formed by buffalo and deer licking the saline deposit. In the old days it was a paradise of hunters. This section of the county was settled about 1799 and 1800. The first settlers were Joel Harvey, Jesse and Micajah Fort.
La Creche is situated in the Deux-Sevres, Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the western-centre of France at 13 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: La Creche is 341 km from Paris). Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Cherveux at 7 km and Niort at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
At the bottom of the hill at Place Blanche (called blanche because the gypsum wagons in the old days dropped the white powder all over the streets) is the Moulin Rouge, made famous by Toulouse Lautrec, and pretty can-can dancers, as well as more recently, Nicole Kidman.here is a 2 star Comfort Hotel Place du Tertre as well as the big Hotel Regyns Montmartre with rooms starting at 72 Euros. The Location is magnificent and you are right on the Place des Abbesses with a metro stop on your doorstep and place to pick up Newsweek or The Guardian across the street.