The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg 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 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 Le Grand-Bourg

Le Grand-Bourg

Le Grand-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D52 and the D912 road, the pilgrimage route known as St...

. The altitude varies from 315m (Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other...

) to 539m (Fleurat

Fleurat

Fleurat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming village situated some northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D56, D5 and the N145 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

) with an average altitude of 389m.

Composition

The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg comprises 7 communes and a total of 3928 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).



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| Chamborand

Chamborand

Chamborand is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.-Population:-Sights:...

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| Fleurat

Fleurat

Fleurat is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming village situated some northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D56, D5 and the N145 roads.-Population:-External links:*...

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| Le Grand-Bourg

Le Grand-Bourg

Le Grand-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D52 and the D912 road, the pilgrimage route known as St...

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| Lizières

Lizières

Lizières is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of lakes and farming, comprising the village and a few small hamlets, situated some west of Guéret on the D49 near its junction with the N145 road. The Gartempe River forms much of the...

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| Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac

Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac

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

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| Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac

Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other...

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| Saint-Priest-la-Plaine

Saint-Priest-la-Plaine

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

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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