Canton of La Courtine

Canton of La Courtine
French canton
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	20px Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Seat	La Courtine
Communes	9
Government
• Representative	Philippe Breuil 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	228.33 km2 (88.16 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	1,871
• Density	8.51/km2 (22.0/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 12
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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 10 communes, which joined the canton of Auzances in 2015.

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 1943 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Beissat	31	23260	23019
Clairavaux	152	23500	23063
La Courtine	971	23100	23067
Magnat-l'Étrange	212	23260	23115
Malleret	46	23260	23119
Le Mas-d'Artige	110	23100	23125
Saint-Martial-le-Vieux	109	23100	23215
Saint-Merd-la-Breuille	238	23100	23221
Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze	74	23100	23224

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Courtine
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	2 665	2 939	2 529	2 098	2 038	1 943	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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.