The Canton of Chambon-sur-Voueize 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

A farming and woodland

Woodland

Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...

 area, with the town of Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes, some southwest of Montlucon near the...

, in the arrondissement of Aubusson

Arrondissement of Aubusson

The arrondissement of Aubusson is an arrondissement of France, located in the Creuse département, in the Limousin région. It has 12 cantons and 118 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Aubusson are:# Aubusson# Auzances...

, at its centre. The altitude varies from 293m (Budelière

Budelière

Budelière 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 southwest of Montlucon at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads. Between 1905 and 1955, the...

) to 555m (Nouhant

Nouhant

Nouhant is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A area of farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some southwest of Montluçon, at the junction of the D64, D66 and...

) with an average altitude of 409m.

Composition

The Canton of Chambon-sur-Voueize comprises 11 communes and a total of 3877 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Auge

Auge, Creuse

Auge is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming area comprising the village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some northeast of Aubusson near the junction of the D14 and the N145...

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| Budelière

Budelière

Budelière 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 southwest of Montlucon at the junction of the D993 and the D64 roads. Between 1905 and 1955, the...

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| Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize

Chambon-sur-Voueize is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several hamlets, situated at the confluence of the rivers Voueize and Tardes, some southwest of Montlucon near the...

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| Lépaud

Lépaud

Lépaud is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the Voueize river valley, some northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D14 and the D917 roads...

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| Lussat

Lussat, Creuse

Lussat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A large area of farming, lakes and streams, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D55 and the D915 roads and also on the D993.The river...

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| Nouhant

Nouhant

Nouhant is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A area of farming, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the small river Verneigette, some southwest of Montluçon, at the junction of the D64, D66 and...

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| Saint-Julien-le-Châtel

Saint-Julien-le-Châtel

Saint-Julien-le-Châtel is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:The river Tardes forms part of the commune's eastern border.The Voueize flows north through the western part of the commune.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Loup

Saint-Loup, Creuse

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

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| Tardes

Tardes

Tardes is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising several small villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tardes, some north of Aubusson, between the D993 and the D41....

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| Verneiges

Verneiges

Verneiges is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a very small village and a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Verneigette, some southwest of Montlucon, at the junction of the D66 and the D917 roads and...

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| Viersat

Viersat

Versat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Montlucon, at the junction of the D14, D41 and the D64 roads.-Population:...

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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