Canton of Saint-Vaury

Canton of Saint-Vaury
French canton
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Seat Saint-Vaury
Communes 11
Area¹
  Total 283.76 km2 (109.56 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 9,537
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Cantonal code 23 14
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and lakes in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Saint-Vaury. The altitude varies from 254m (Anzême) to 683m (Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois) with an average altitude of 422m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Vaury
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population668875237006729471606820
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 9 to 11 communes:[1]

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Notes

Coordinates: 46°11′12″N 1°46′57″E / 46.18667°N 1.78250°E / 46.18667; 1.78250

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