Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière

The Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière was a 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.

Royère-de-Vassivière
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
No. of communes7
Disbanded2015
SeatRoyère-de-Vassivière
Area
  Total238.67 km2 (92.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total1,796
  Density8/km2 (20/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and quarrying, with the town of Royère-de-Vassivière, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 363m (Saint-Moreil) to 829m (Royère-de-Vassivière) with an average altitude of 619m.

Population


Historical population of Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population258529112521242021061970
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Composition

The Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière comprised 7 communes and a total of 1,796 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

CommuneInhabitantsPostal codeINSEE code
Le Monteil-au-Vicomte2662346023134
Royère-de-Vassivière6362346023165
Saint-Junien-la-Bregère1602340023205
Saint-Martin-Château1352346023216
Saint-Moreil2922340023223
Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles2422340023227
Saint-Pierre-Bellevue2392346023232

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