Canton of Châtelus-Malvaleix - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Canton of Châtelus-Malvaleix 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 Châtelus-Malvaleix

Châtelus-Malvaleix

Châtelus-Malvaleix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D3, D14, D40 and the D990 roads....

. The altitude varies from 266m (Genouillac

Genouillac, Creuse

Genouillac is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and light industry comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Petite Creuse river, some north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D940 and the D990...

) to 566m (Roches

Roches, Creuse

Roches 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 northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D9 and the D3 with the D14 road....

) with an average altitude of 373m.

Composition

The Canton of Châtelus-Malvaleix comprises 10 communes and a total of 3844 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Bétête

Bétête 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 northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D15, D83 and the D88...

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| La Cellette

La Cellette, Creuse

La Cellette 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 north of Guéret at the junction of the D2, D3 and the D87 roads. The commune, with many streams, woods and lakes,...

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| Châtelus-Malvaleix
Châtelus-Malvaleix
Châtelus-Malvaleix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D3, D14, D40 and the D990 roads....

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| Clugnat

Clugnat

Clugnat 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 valleys of the Petite Creuse and the Verraux rivers, some northeast of Guéret at the junction of the D14,...

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| Genouillac

Genouillac, Creuse

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| Jalesches

Jalesches

Jalesches is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of forestry and farming comprising a small village and a couple of hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D68 and the D14 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

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| Nouziers

Nouziers

Nouziers 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 on the border with the department of Indre, some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D2 and the D56 roads with...

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| Roches

Roches, Creuse

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| Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines

Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines

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

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| Tercillat

Tercillat

Tercillat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.The seignurie of Tercillat was held by the noble family "de Noblet" from approximately 1576 to 1720 or more....

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Geography

Composition

See also