Canton of Ahun

French canton |name=Canton of Ahun
reg=
dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Ahun
numcomm=11
cancode=23 01
pop=4342
year=1999
area=194,76
dens=22,29
cg=Jean Auclair
2004-2010|

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Ahun,. The altitude varies from 320m (Pionnat) to 685m (Maisonnisses) with an average altitude of 493m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Ahun comprises of 11 communes and a total of 4342 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Ahun || align="right" | 1501 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23001
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Cressat || align="right" | 523 || align="right" | 23140 || align="right" | 23068
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Lépinas || align="right" | 191 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23107
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Maisonnisses || align="right" | 213 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23118
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Mazeirat || align="right" | 137 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23128
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Moutier-d'Ahun || align="right" | 193 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23138
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Peyrabout || align="right" | 158 || align="right" | 23000 || align="right" | 23150
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Pionnat || align="right" | 744 || align="right" | 23140 || align="right" | 23154
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Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine || align="right" | 235 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23201
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Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois || align="right" | 311 || align="right" | 23150 || align="right" | 23250
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Vigeville || align="right" | 136 || align="right" | 23140 || align="right" | 23262

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."