Canton of Auzances

Canton of Auzances
French canton
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	20px Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Seat	Auzances
Communes	35
Area¹
• Total	702.39 km2 (271.19 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	7,957
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 03
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Auzances is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region of central France.

Geography

A farming and woodland area, with the town of Auzances, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 390m (Charron) to 776m (Chard) with an average altitude of 603m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 35 communes:

• Auzances
• Basville
• Beissat
• Brousse
• Bussière-Nouvelle
• Chard
• Charron
• Châtelard
• Clairavaux
• Le Compas
• La Courtine
• Crocq
• Dontreix
• Flayat
• Lioux-les-Monges
• Magnat-l'Étrange
• Malleret
• Les Mars
• Le Mas-d'Artige
• La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes
• Mérinchal
• Pontcharraud
• Rougnat
• Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq
• Saint-Bard
• Saint-Georges-Nigremont
• Saint-Martial-le-Vieux
• Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq
• Saint-Merd-la-Breuille
• Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze
• Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq
• Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet
• Sermur
• La Villeneuve
• La Villetelle

Population

Canton Population Chart

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
4856	5193	4809	4465	3956	3496
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Creuse
• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 13 2008.