The Canton of Gentioux-Pigerolles 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, 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...

 and quarrying, with the town of Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some southwest of...

, 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 525m (Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne 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 some southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads...

) to 929m (Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some southwest of...

) with an average altitude of 751m.

Composition

The Canton of Gentioux-Pigerolles comprises 7 communes and a total of 1487 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

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| Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne

Faux-la-Montagne 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 some southwest of Aubusson at the junction of the D3, D85 and the D992 roads...

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| Féniers

Féniers

Féniers 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 upper valley of the Creuse River, some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D31, D26 and the D8...

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| Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles

Gentioux-Pigerolles is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes, forestry, quarries and farming, comprising three villages and several hamlets situated in the upper valleys of both the Maulde and Thaurion rivers, some southwest of...

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| Gioux

Gioux

Gioux 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 some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D35 and the D26 roads...

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| La Nouaille

La Nouaille

La Nouaille 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 in the valleys of the Thaurion and Banize rivers, some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of...

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| Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud

Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud

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

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| La Villedieu

La Villedieu, Creuse

La Villedieu is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A very small farming village situated some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D34 with the D992 road.-Population:-External links:*...

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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