Canton of Bourganeuf

Canton of Bourganeuf
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Seat	Bourganeuf
Communes	17
Area¹
• Total	397.3 km^2 (153.4 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	6,626
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 05
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Bourganeuf is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Bourganeuf. The altitude varies from 271m (Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine) to 721m (Soubrebost) with an average altitude of 452m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of Bourganeuf
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	7288	8417	7642	7276	6716	6280
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 17 communes:^[1]

• Auriat
• Bosmoreau-les-Mines
• Bourganeuf
• Faux-Mazuras
• Mansat-la-Courrière
• Masbaraud-Mérignat
• Montboucher
• Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix
• Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne
• Saint-Junien-la-Bregère
• Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine
• Saint-Moreil
• Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles
• Saint-Pierre-Bellevue
• Saint-Pierre-Chérignat
• Saint-Priest-Palus
• Soubrebost

See also

• Creuse
• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 13, 2008.

Coordinates: 45°58′17″N 1°45′06″E / 45.97139°N 1.75167°E