Canton of Bonnat

Canton of Bonnat
French canton
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Seat	Bonnat
Communes	18
Area¹
• Total	380.16 km² (146.78 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	7,361
• Density	19/km² (50/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 04
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Bonnat is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France.

Geography

An area of farming, quarrying and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Bonnat. The altitude varies from 210m (Nouzerolles) to 515m (Bonnat) with an average altitude of 332m.

Historical population of Canton of Bonnat
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	7039	7742	6642	6150	5738	5342	{{{7}}}	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 18 communes:^[1]

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on September 13 2008.

Cantons of the Creuse department

Ahun Aubusson Auzances Bonnat Bourganeuf Boussac Dun-le-Palestel Évaux-les-Bains Felletin Gouzon Le Grand-Bourg Guéret-1 Guéret-2 Saint-Vaury La Souterraine