The Canton of La Courtine 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 La Courtine

La Courtine

La Courtine 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 Creuse River valley, some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D29 and the D992...

, 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 595m (Clairavaux

Clairavaux

Clairavaux is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads....

) to 936m (Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze

Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze

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

) with an average altitude of 760m.

Composition

The Canton of La Courtine comprises 9 communes and a total of 1943 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Beissat

Beissat

Beissat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising a small village and two hamlets situated some south of Aubusson on the D18 and the D25 roads. A small river, the Rozeille, flows through the...

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| Clairavaux

Clairavaux

Clairavaux is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some south of Aubusson at the junction of the D31 and the D982 roads....

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| La Courtine

La Courtine

La Courtine 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 Creuse River valley, some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D29 and the D992...

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| Magnat-l'Étrange

Magnat-l'Étrange

Magnat-l’Etrange 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 some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D25, D28, D31 and the D32 roads...

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| Malleret

Malleret

Malleret is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small village of farming and forestry situated some southeast of Aubusson, at the junction of the D29 and the D18 roads. The commune lies within the natural park of the ‘Millevaches’...

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| Le Mas-d'Artige

Le Mas-d'Artige

Le Mas-d’Artige 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 several hamlets, situated some south of Aubusson, at the junction of the D8, D28 and the D982 roads...

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| Saint-Martial-le-Vieux

Saint-Martial-le-Vieux

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

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| Saint-Merd-la-Breuille

Saint-Merd-la-Breuille

Saint-Merd-la-Breuille is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:The Chavanon forms parts of the commune's eastern border.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze

Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze

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

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Population

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