Canton of Felletin
Canton in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
No. of communes | 19 |
Seat | Felletin |
Area | 577.45 km2 (222.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 6,424 |
• Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 23 09 |
The Canton of Felletin is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
Geography
An area of farming and wooded valleys, with the town of Felletin, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 437m (Moutier-Rozeille) to 861m (Poussanges) with an average altitude of 596m.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 9 to 19 communes:[2]
- Croze
- Faux-la-Montagne
- Felletin
- Féniers
- Gentioux-Pigerolles
- Gioux
- Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
- Moutier-Rozeille
- La Nouaille
- Poussanges
- Royère-de-Vassivière
- Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne
- Saint-Frion
- Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud
- Saint-Martin-Château
- Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne
- Vallière
- La Villedieu
See also
- Arrondissements of the Creuse department
- Cantons of the Creuse department
- Communes of the Creuse department
References
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse
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45°52′27″N 2°09′30″E / 45.87417°N 2.15833°E / 45.87417; 2.15833
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