The Canton of Saint-Vaury 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 lakes 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 Saint-Vaury

Saint-Vaury

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

. The altitude varies from 254m (Anzême

Anzême

Anzême is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and quarrying, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14 and the...

) to 683m (Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois

Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois

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

) with an average altitude of 422m.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Vaury comprises 9 communes and a total of 6280 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).



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| Anzême

Anzême

Anzême is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and quarrying, comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Creuse River, some north of Guéret, at the junction of the D14 and the...

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| La Brionne

La Brionne

La Brionne is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D76 and the D914 roads.-Population:...

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| Bussière-Dunoise

Bussière-Dunoise

Bussière-Dunoise 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 northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D14, D47 and the D22. Four small tributaries of the Creuse...

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| Gartempe

Gartempe, Creuse

Gartempe is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small farming village of lakes, streams and forests situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D96 and the D22 roads...

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| Montaigut-le-Blanc

Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse

Montaigut-le-Blanc 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 southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads...

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| Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois

Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois

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

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| Saint-Silvain-Montaigut

Saint-Silvain-Montaigut

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

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| Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois

Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois

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

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| Saint-Vaury

Saint-Vaury

Saint-Vaury 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