The Canton of Crocq 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 Crocq

Crocq

Crocq is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, some southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D28 and the D996 roads.The Chavanon has its source in 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 540m (La Villetelle

La Villetelle

La Villetelle is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming and forestry village situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D9 and the D941 road....

) to 829m (Crocq

Crocq

Crocq is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, some southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D28 and the D996 roads.The Chavanon has its source in the...

) with an average altitude of 716m.

Composition

The Canton of Crocq comprises 14 communes and a total of 3230 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting). .
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| Basville

Basville

Basville is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with the department of Allier, some southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10 and the...

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| Crocq

Crocq

Crocq is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, some southeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D10, D28 and the D996 roads.The Chavanon has its source in the...

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| Flayat

Flayat

Flayat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the upper valley of the river Méouzette some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the...

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| La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes

La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes

La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes 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 village and a couple of hamlets situated some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D10, D28 and the D941...

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| Mérinchal

Mérinchal

Mérinchal is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A large area of farming, forestry, lakes and streams comprising several villages and hamlets situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D27, D28 and the D31 roads and also on the D941...

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| Pontcharraud

Pontcharraud

Pontcharraud 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 a couple of hamlets situated by the banks of the river Rozeille, some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the...

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| Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq

Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq

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

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| Saint-Bard

Saint-Bard

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

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| Saint-Georges-Nigremont

Saint-Georges-Nigremont

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

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| Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq

Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq

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

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| Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq

Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq

Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population=:References*...

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| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet

Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet

Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...

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| La Villeneuve

La Villeneuve, Creuse

La Villeneuve is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A very small farming and forestry village situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D28 with the D941 road.-Population:-Sights:...

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| La Villetelle

La Villetelle

La Villetelle is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming and forestry village situated some east of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D9 and the D941 road....

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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