Canton of Le Grand-Bourg

Canton of Le Grand-Bourg
French canton
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Seat Le Grand-Bourg
Communes 17
Area¹
  Total 389.41 km2 (150.35 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 7,191
  Density 18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Cantonal code 23 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg 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 Le Grand-Bourg. The altitude varies from 315m (Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) to 539m (Fleurat) with an average altitude of 389m.

Population


Historical population of Canton of Le Grand-Bourg
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population487354654619430041053928
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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 7 to 17 communes:[1]

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Notes

Coordinates: 46°10′47″N 1°35′23″E / 46.17972°N 1.58972°E / 46.17972; 1.58972

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