Canton of Chénérailles - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Canton of Chénérailles 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 area, with the town of Chénérailles

Chénérailles

Chénérailles is a communein the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:A small town situated at the junction of the D997, D4, D7 and D55 roads, 12 miles to the north of Aubusson, on a hill dominating marshy areas from which rises a tributary of the Voueize.-History:Originally a fortified...

, 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 366m (Lavaveix-les-Mines

Lavaveix-les-Mines

Lavaveix-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the valley of the river Creuse, some northwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D55, D94 and the D942 roads....

) to 616m (Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat 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 a few hamlets some north of Aubusson, between the D9 and the D990 roads....

) with an average altitude of 486m.

Composition

The Canton of Chénérailles comprises 11 communes and a total of 4250 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Le Chauchet

Le Chauchet

Le Chauchet is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated on the eastern side of the valley of the river Tardes, some northeast of Aubusson, near the junction of the D6 and the D993...

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| Chénérailles
Chénérailles
Chénérailles is a communein the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:A small town situated at the junction of the D997, D4, D7 and D55 roads, 12 miles to the north of Aubusson, on a hill dominating marshy areas from which rises a tributary of the Voueize.-History:Originally a fortified...

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| Issoudun-Létrieix

Issoudun-Létrieix

Issoudun-Létrieix is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A large area of forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated some north of Aubusson, near the junction of the D54 and the D94 roads and also on the D990...

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| Lavaveix-les-Mines

Lavaveix-les-Mines

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| Peyrat-la-Nonière

Peyrat-la-Nonière

Peyrat-la-Nonière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Voueize, some north of Aubusson, at the junction of the D4,...

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| Puy-Malsignat

Puy-Malsignat

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| La Serre-Bussière-Vieille

La Serre-Bussière-Vieille

La Serre-Bussière-Vieille is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising two small villages and a few hamlets situated some northeast of Aubusson, on the D24 road....

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| Saint-Chabrais

Saint-Chabrais

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

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| Saint-Dizier-la-Tour

Saint-Dizier-la-Tour

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

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| Saint-Médard-la-Rochette

Saint-Médard-la-Rochette

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

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| Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards

Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards

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

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Geography

Composition

See also