Canton of La Souterraine

Canton of La Souterraine
Canton
Country France
Region Nouvelle Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Seat La Souterraine
Communes 7
Area¹
  Total 203.36 km2 (78.52 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 9,633
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code 23 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of La Souterraine is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of central France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of La Souterraine. The altitude varies from 267m (Vareilles) to 456m (La Souterraine) with an average altitude of 354m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Souterraine
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population109421190511351112671098410611
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 reduced from 10 to 7 communes:[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Noth4592330023143
Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat1 1002330023177
Saint-Léger-Bridereix1742330023207
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine1 0482330023219
Saint-Priest-la-Feuille6192330023235
La Souterraine5 3202330023176
Vareilles2662330023258

See also

References

Notes

Coordinates: 46°15′07″N 1°35′57″E / 46.25194°N 1.59917°E / 46.25194; 1.59917


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