Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière

French canton |name=Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière
reg=
dept=
arr=Aubusson
chieftown =Royère-de-Vassivière
numcomm=7
cancode=23 22
pop=1970
year=1999
area=238,67
dens=8,25
cg=Bernard Laborde
2008-2014|

The Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France.

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and quarrying, with the town of Royère-de-Vassivière, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 363m (Saint-Moreil) to 829m (Royère-de-Vassivière) with an average altitude of 619m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière comprises of 7 communes and a total of 1970 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Le Monteil-au-Vicomte || align="right" | 266 || align="right" | 23460 || align="right" | 23134
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Royère-de-Vassivière || align="right" | 636 || align="right" | 23460 || align="right" | 23165
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Saint-Junien-la-Bregère || align="right" | 160 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23205
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Saint-Martin-Château || align="right" | 135 || align="right" | 23460 || align="right" | 23216
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Saint-Moreil || align="right" | 292 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23223
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Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles || align="right" | 242 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23227
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Saint-Pierre-Bellevue || align="right" | 239 || align="right" | 23460 || align="right" | 23232

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."