Canton of Pontarion

French canton |name=Canton of Pontarion
reg=
dept=
arr=Guéret
chieftown =Pontarion
numcomm=10
cancode=23 27
pop=2821
year=1999
area=197,56
dens=14,28
cg= Jacky Guillon 2008-2014|

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

Geography

A farming area in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the village of Pontarion. The altitude varies from 390m (Thauron) to 760m (Vidaillat) with an average altitude of 534m.

Population

Composition

The Canton of Pontarion comprises of 10 communes and a total of 2821 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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La Chapelle-Saint-Martial || align="right" | 92 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23051
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Janaillat || align="right" | 367 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23099
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Pontarion || align="right" | 379 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23155
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La Pouge || align="right" | 78 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23157
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Sardent || align="right" | 801 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23168
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Saint-Éloi || align="right" | 166 || align="right" | 23000 || align="right" | 23191
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Saint-Georges-la-Pouge || align="right" | 311 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23197
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Saint-Hilaire-le-Château || align="right" | 276 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23202
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Thauron || align="right" | 189 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23253
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Vidaillat || align="right" | 162 || align="right" | 23250 || align="right" | 23260

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."