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, which joined the canton of Auzances in 2015. It had 1,678 inhabitants (2012).

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.

Canton of La Courtine

The canton comprised 9 communes:

Canton of La Courtine

Beissat

Clairavaux

La Courtine

Magnat-l'Étrange

Malleret

Le Mas-d'Artige

Saint-Martial-le-Vieux

Saint-Merd-la-Breuille

Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze

Population

See also

Arrondissements of the Creuse department

Cantons of the Creuse department

Communes of the Creuse department

References

Former cantons of Creuse

2015 disestablishments in France

States and territories disestablished in 2015

Canton of La Courtine