Canton of La Courtine

French canton |name=Canton of La Courtine
reg=
dept=
arr=Aubusson
chieftown =La Courtine
numcomm=9
cancode=23 12
pop=1943
year=1999
km²=228,33
dens=8,51
cg= Philippe Breuil
2008-2014|

The Canton of La Courtine is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France.

Geography

A farming area, with the town of La Courtine, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 595m (Clairavaux) to 936m (Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze) with an average altitude of 760m.

Composition

The Canton of La Courtine comprises of 9 communes and a total of 1943 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Beissat || align="right" | 31 || align="right" | 23260 || align="right" | 23019
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Clairavaux || align="right" | 152 || align="right" | 23500 || align="right" | 23063
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La Courtine || align="right" | 971 || align="right" | 23100 || align="right" | 23067
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Magnat-l'Étrange || align="right" | 212 || align="right" | 23260 || align="right" | 23115
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Malleret || align="right" | 46 || align="right" | 23260 || align="right" | 23119
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Le Mas-d'Artige || align="right" | 110 || align="right" | 23100 || align="right" | 23125
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Saint-Martial-le-Vieux || align="right" | 109 || align="right" | 23100 || align="right" | 23215
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Saint-Merd-la-Breuille || align="right" | 238 || align="right" | 23100 || align="right" | 23221
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Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze || align="right" | 74 || align="right" | 23100 || align="right" | 23224

Population

See also

* Creuse
* Arrondissements of the Creuse department
* Cantons of the Creuse department
* Communes of the Creuse department

Notes

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