The Canton of Bonnat 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

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

An area of farming, quarrying 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 Bonnat

Bonnat

Bonnat may refer to:* Léon Bonnat , a French painter* Bonnat, a commune of the Creuse département, in France...

. The altitude varies from 210m (Nouzerolles

Nouzerolles

Nouzerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming village situated on the border with the department of Indre, some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D5 and the D78 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms all of the...

) to 515m (Bonnat

Bonnat

Bonnat may refer to:* Léon Bonnat , a French painter* Bonnat, a commune of the Creuse département, in France...

) with an average altitude of 332m.

Composition

The Canton of Bonnat comprises 13 communes and a total of 5342 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).



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| Bonnat

Bonnat, Creuse

Bonnat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in France.-Geography:An area of farming and some associated light industry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse, some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D6, D15 and the...

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| Le Bourg-d'Hem

Le Bourg-d'Hem

Le Bourg-d’Hem is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D33, D56 and the D48 roads...

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| Chambon-Sainte-Croix

Chambon-Sainte-Croix

Chambon-Sainte-Croix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming and forestry village situated some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D22, D46 and the D951 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms the northern and eastern borders...

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| Champsanglard

Champsanglard

Champsanglard is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of forestry, farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D8 and the D33. The Creuse River forms the...

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| Chéniers

Chéniers

Chéniers is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the Petite Creuse river, some north of Guéret at the junction of the D46 and the D48...

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| La Forêt-du-Temple

La Forêt-du-Temple

La Forêt-du-Temple is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and quarrying comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated on the border with the département of Indre, some north of Guéret at the junction of the D990 and...

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| Linard

Linard

Linard is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some 12 miles north of Guéret near the D6 and its junction with the D56 road. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary...

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| Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre

Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre

Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of streams, lakes and farming, comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated some north of Guéret at the junction of the D6, D48 and the D915 roads...

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| Malval

Malval

Malval is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A very small farming village, situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some north of Guéret at the junction of the D56 and the D6 roads.-Population:...

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| Méasnes

Méasnes

Méasnes 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 north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D4 and the D22 roads, on the border with the department of Indre...

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| Mortroux

Mortroux

Mortroux 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 north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D56a roads.-Population:...

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| Moutier-Malcard

Moutier-Malcard

Moutier-Malcard 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 north of Guéret at the junction of the D46, D56 and the D990 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms the southern boundary...

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| Nouzerolles

Nouzerolles

Nouzerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming village situated on the border with the department of Indre, some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D5 and the D78 roads. The Petite Creuse river forms all of the...

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See also

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