Canton of La Souterraine - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Canton of La Souterraine 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

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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 La Souterraine

La Souterraine

La Souterraine is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and light industry comprising the town and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D1, D912, D951 and the N145 roads. The small river...

. The altitude varies from 267m (Vareilles

Vareilles, Creuse

Vareilles 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 northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D10, D1 and the D71 roads....

) to 456m (La Souterraine

La Souterraine

) with an average altitude of 354m.

Composition

The Canton of La Souterraine comprises 10 communes and a total of 10611 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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| Azerables

Azerables

Azerables is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Anglin, some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D1, D15 and the D70...

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| Bazelat

Bazelat

Bazelat 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 by the banks of the river Abloux, some northwest of Guéret, on the D71 road near its junction with the D70...

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| Noth

Noth

Noth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:* Chris Noth , American film and television actor* Martin Noth , German scholar of the Hebrew Bible...

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| La Souterraine
La Souterraine
La Souterraine is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and light industry comprising the town and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D1, D912, D951 and the N145 roads. The small river...

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| Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat

Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat

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

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| Saint-Germain-Beaupré

Saint-Germain-Beaupré

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

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| Saint-Léger-Bridereix

Saint-Léger-Bridereix

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

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| Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine

Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine

Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:The river Semme flows west through the commune's southern part.The river Brame flows west through the commune's northern part.-Population:-References:*...

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| Saint-Priest-la-Feuille

Saint-Priest-la-Feuille

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

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| Vareilles

Vareilles, Creuse

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Geography

Composition

See also