- 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 Guillon2008 -2014 |The Canton of Pontarion is a canton situated in the
Creuse département and in the Limousin region of centralFrance .Geography
A
farming area in thearrondissement of Guéret , centred on the village ofPontarion . 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" | 23260See also
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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."
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