The town of Faux-la-Montagne is in the south of the Creuse, on the Millevaches plateau. It is part of the Community of Municipalities Creuse Great South and the Millevaches Regional Natural Park and Union Lake Vassivière.
The name comes from Faux-la-Montagne "beech" in Latin fagus (beech, fayardier). Faux-la-Montagne has about 360 inhabitants, it has managed maintain economic, cultural, social and services. Several shops in the town, grocery, bakery, pharmacy, local inn, tea room, communal post office, library, tourist information, cottages, lodge and camping municipal, inter-municipal medical center, school with 3 classes, nursery daycare center, gas station, taxi, local television "TéléMillevaches", many associations and community activities, village hall and its cultural programming throughout the year, associative biscuit market every Monday morning fire station eco -Quartier the Bread Oven, sawmills that supply communal collective boiler room.
The specialty of the local confectioner is the Creuse (hazelnut cake), the Fallois and potato pie.
