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
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	9
Disbanded	2015
Seat	La Courtine
Area
• Total	228.33 km^2 (88.16 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	1,678
• Density	7/km^2 (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]

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
Population	2 665	2 939	2 529	2 098	2 038	1 943
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

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

References

1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
2. Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse

Notes

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