Canton of Boussac

French canton |name=Canton of Boussac
reg=
dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Boussac
numcomm=13
cancode=23 08
pop=5515
year=1999
area=291,37
dens=18,93
cg=Roger Bléron
2008-2014|

The Canton of Boussac 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 Boussac. The altitude varies from 298m (Malleret-Boussac) to 656m (Toulx-Sainte-Croix)with an average altitude of 458m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Boussac comprises of 13 communes and a total of 5515 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Bord-Saint-Georges || align="right" | 336 || align="right" | 23230 || align="right" | 23026
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Boussac || align="right" | 1602 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23031
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Boussac-Bourg || align="right" | 788 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23032
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Bussière-Saint-Georges || align="right" | 184 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23038
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Lavaufranche || align="right" | 246 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23104
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Leyrat || align="right" | 175 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23108
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Malleret-Boussac || align="right" | 229 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23120
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Nouzerines || align="right" | 261 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23146
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Soumans || align="right" | 544 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23174
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Saint-Marien || align="right" | 186 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23213
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Saint-Pierre-le-Bost || align="right" | 156 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23233
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Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc || align="right" | 504 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23240
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Toulx-Sainte-Croix || align="right" | 304 || align="right" | 23600 || align="right" | 23254

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."