Canton of La Courtine

The Canton of La Courtine is a former canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Auzances in 2015.[2]

La Courtine
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
No. of communes9
Disbanded2015
SeatLa Courtine
Area
  Total228.33 km2 (88.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total1,678
  Density7/km2 (20/sq mi)

Geography

A farming area, with the town of La Courtine, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 595m (Clairavaux) to 936m (Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze) with an average altitude of 760m.

Composition

The Canton of La Courtine comprised 9 communes and a total of 1,678 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Beissat312326023019
Clairavaux1522350023063
La Courtine9712310023067
Magnat-l'Étrange2122326023115
Malleret462326023119
Le Mas-d'Artige1102310023125
Saint-Martial-le-Vieux1092310023215
Saint-Merd-la-Breuille2382310023221
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze742310023224

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Courtine
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population2 6652 9392 5292 0982 0381 943
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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