Canton of La Souterraine

La Souterraine
Canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	7
Seat	La Souterraine
Area	203.36 km2 (78.52 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	9,633
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code	23 15

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of La Souterraine. The altitude varies from 267m (Vareilles) to 456m (La Souterraine) with an average altitude of 354m.

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Souterraine
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	10942	11905	11351	11267	10984	10611
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 reduced from 10 to 7 communes: Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Noth || align="right" | 459 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23143 |- | Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat || align="right" | 1 100 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23177 |- | Saint-Léger-Bridereix || align="right" | 174 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23207 |- | Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine || align="right" | 1 048 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23219 |- | Saint-Priest-la-Feuille || align="right" | 619 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23235 |- | La Souterraine || align="right" | 5 320 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23176 |- | Vareilles || align="right" | 266 || align="right" | 23300 || align="right" | 23258 |}

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.