Canton of Saint-Vaury

The Canton of Saint-Vaury is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.

Saint-Vaury
Canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	11
Seat	Saint-Vaury
Area
• Total	283.76 km^2 (109.56 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	9,537
• Density	34/km^2 (90/sq mi)
INSEE code	23 14

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and lakes in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Saint-Vaury. The altitude varies from 254m (Anzême) to 683m (Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois) with an average altitude of 422m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Vaury
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	6688	7523	7006	7294	7160	6820
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents 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 9 to 11 communes:[1]

• Ajain
• Anzême
• La Brionne
• Bussière-Dunoise
• Gartempe
• Glénic
• Jouillat
• Saint-Fiel
• Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois
• Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois
• Saint-Vaury

See also

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

References

1. 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.