Canton of Ahun

Canton of Ahun
French canton
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Seat	Ahun
Communes	27
Area¹
• Total	423.88 km^2 (163.66 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	7,127
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 01
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Ahun is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region of central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Ahun,. The altitude varies from 320 m (1,050 ft) (Pionnat) to 685 m (2,247 ft) (Maisonnisses) with an average altitude of 493 m (1,617 ft).

Population

Historical population of Canton of Ahun
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4528	5145	4807	4587	4353	4342
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 27 communes:^[1]

• Ahun
• Ars
• Banize
• Chamberaud
• La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
• Chavanat
• Le Donzeil
• Fransèches
• Janaillat
• Lépinas
• Maisonnisses
• Mazeirat
• Moutier-d'Ahun
• Peyrabout
• Pontarion
• La Pouge
• Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre
• Saint-Georges-la-Pouge
• Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine
• Saint-Hilaire-le-Château
• Saint-Martial-le-Mont
• Saint-Michel-de-Veisse
• Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois
• Sardent
• Sous-Parsat
• Thauron
• Vidaillat

See also

• Creuse
• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 13 2008.

Coordinates: 46°06′56″N 1°59′44″E / 46.11556°N 1.99556°E