Canton of Le Grand-Bourg

The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Le Grand-Bourg
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
No. of communes16
SeatLe Grand-Bourg
Area
  Total389.41 km2 (150.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total7,191
  Density18/km2 (50/sq mi)
INSEE code23 11

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Le Grand-Bourg. The altitude varies from 315m (Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) to 539m (Fleurat) with an average altitude of 389m.

Population


Historical population of Canton of Le Grand-Bourg
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population487354654619430041053928
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 7 to 17 communes (2 of which merged into the new commune Fursac):[1]

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