Canton of Bénévent-l'Abbaye

French canton |name=Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye
reg=
dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Bénévent-l'Abbaye
numcomm=10
cancode=23 05
pop=3495
year=1999
area=191,42
dens=18,26
cg=André Mavigner
2008-2014| The Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye 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 Bénévent-l'Abbaye. The altitude varies from 294m (Châtelus-le-Marcheix) to 693m (Saint-Goussaud) with an average altitude of 459m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye comprises of 10 communes and a total of 3495 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Arrènes || align="right" | 244 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23006
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Augères || align="right" | 146 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23010
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Aulon || align="right" | 176 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23011
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Azat-Châtenet || align="right" | 133 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23014
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Bénévent-l'Abbaye || align="right" | 824 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23021
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Ceyroux || align="right" | 107 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23042
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Châtelus-le-Marcheix || align="right" | 356 || align="right" | 23430 || align="right" | 23056
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Marsac || align="right" | 727 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23124
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Mourioux-Vieilleville || align="right" | 569 || align="right" | 23210 || align="right" | 23137
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Saint-Goussaud || align="right" | 213 || align="right" | 23430 || align="right" | 23200

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."