Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs

The Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs 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.

Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Area
• Total	150.58 km^2 (58.14 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	2,082
• Density	14/km^2 (40/sq mi)

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, with the town of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 350m (Saint-Martial-le-Mont) to 681m (Saint-Michel-de-Veisse) with an average altitude of 546m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2579	2896	2504	2293	2140	2121
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs comprised 11 communes and a total of 2,082 inhabitants (as of 2012, without double counting).[1]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Ars	247	23480	23007
Banize	134	23120	23016
Chamberaud	121	23480	23043
Chavanat	127	23250	23060
Le Donzeil	188	23480	23074
Fransèches	267	23480	23086
Sous-Parsat	138	23150	23175
Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre	80	23480	23183
Saint-Martial-le-Mont	276	23150	23214
Saint-Michel-de-Veisse	177	23480	23222
Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs	366	23480	23246

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.

References

1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE