Canton of Bourganeuf

French canton |name=Canton of Bourganeuf
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dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Bourganeuf
numcomm=13
cancode=23 07
pop=6280
year=1999
area=278,42
dens=22,56
cons=Jean-Jacques Lozach
2004-2010|The Canton of Bourganeuf 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 Bourganeuf. The altitude varies from 271m (Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine) to 721m (Soubrebost) with an average altitude of 452m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Bourganeuf comprises of 13 communes and a total of 6280 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Auriat || align="right" | 113 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23012
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Bosmoreau-les-Mines || align="right" | 272 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23027
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Bourganeuf || align="right" | 3163 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23030
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Faux-Mazuras || align="right" | 160 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23078
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Mansat-la-Courrière || align="right" | 94 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23122
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Masbaraud-Mérignat || align="right" | 328 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23126
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Montboucher || align="right" | 344 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23133
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Soubrebost || align="right" | 139 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23173
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Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix || align="right" | 189 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23181
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Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne || align="right" | 882 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23189
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Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine || align="right" | 370 || align="right" | 23430 || align="right" | 23217
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Saint-Pierre-Chérignat || align="right" | 186 || align="right" | 23430 || align="right" | 23230
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Saint-Priest-Palus || align="right" | 40 || align="right" | 23400 || align="right" | 23237

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."