The Canton of Bourganeuf 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 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 Bourganeuf

Bourganeuf

Bourganeuf is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Taurion river, some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D8, D912, D940 and the...

. The altitude varies from 271m (Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

) to 721m (Soubrebost

Soubrebost

Soubrebost 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 in the valley of the Thaurion river some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D36 and the D37...

) with an average altitude of 452m.

Composition

The Canton of Bourganeuf comprises 13 communes and a total of 6280 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Auriat

Auriat

Auriat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some east of Limoges near the junction of the D12, D22 and the D58.-Population:-External links:*...

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| Bosmoreau-les-Mines

Bosmoreau-les-Mines

Bosmoreau-les-Mines 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 by the banks of the Taurion river, some southwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D61 and the D60...

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| Bourganeuf

Bourganeuf

Bourganeuf is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Taurion river, some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D8, D912, D940 and the...

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| Faux-Mazuras

Faux-Mazuras

Faux-Mazuras is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming village situated some southof Guéret at the junction of the D8, D36 and the D37 roads...

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| Mansat-la-Courrière

Mansat-la-Courrière

Mansat-la-Courrière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in three small valleys, some south of Guéret at the junction of the D36, D941 and the D940...

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| Masbaraud-Mérignat

Masbaraud-Mérignat

Masbaraud-Mérignat 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 river Taurion, some south of Guéret at the junction of the D61 and the D912...

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| Montboucher

Montboucher

Montboucher 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 several hamlets situated some southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D36, D44 and the D941 roads...

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| Soubrebost

Soubrebost

Soubrebost 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 in the valley of the Thaurion river some south of Guéret, at the junction of the D13, D36 and the D37...

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| Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix

Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix

Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne

Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne

Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Pierre-Chérignat

Saint-Pierre-Chérignat

Saint-Pierre-Chérignat is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Priest-Palus

Saint-Priest-Palus

Saint-Priest-Palus is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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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