Canton of Ahun - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Canton of Ahun is a canton situated in the Creuse

Creuse

Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....

département and in the Limousin

Limousin (région)

Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...

region of central France

France

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Geography

An area of farming and forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

in the arrondissement of Guéret

Arrondissement of Guéret

The arrondissement of Guéret is an arrondissement of France, located in the Creuse département in central France, in the Limousin région...

, centred on the town of Ahun

Ahun

Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18.It was the Roman site of...

,. The altitude varies from 320m (Pionnat

Pionnat

Pionnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some east of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D65 and the D16.-History:During the French...

) to 685m (Maisonnisses

Maisonnisses

Maisonnisses is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming and forestry area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some south of Guéret at the junction of the D50, D60 and the D34 roads...

) with an average altitude of 493m.

Composition

The Canton of Ahun comprises 11 communes and a total of 4342 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Ahun
Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some southeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D942, D13 and the D18.It was the Roman site of...

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| Cressat

Cressat

Cressat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated some east of Guéret at the junction of the D50 with the D13 and the D990 roads...

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| Lépinas

Lépinas

Lépinas is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some south of Guéret at the junction of the D3, D50 and the D60 roads. The Gartempe River flows through...

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| Maisonnisses

Maisonnisses

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| Mazeirat

Mazeirat

Mazeirat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a few hamlets situated in the valley of the Creuse River, some southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D18 and the D89 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

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| Moutier-d'Ahun

Moutier-d'Ahun

Moutier-d’Ahun is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D16, D13 and the D942 roads...

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| Peyrabout

Peyrabout

Peyrabout is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small area of forestry and farming comprising the village and one hamlet situated just south of Guéret, at the junction of the D3 and the D52.-Population:...

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| Pionnat

Pionnat

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| Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine

Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine

Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois

Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois

Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Vigeville

Vigeville

Vigeville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some east of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D13 and the D990 roads.-Population:-Sights:The church,...

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Geography

Composition

See also