Canton of Boussac

Canton of Boussac
French canton
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Seat	Boussac
Communes	17
Area¹
• Total	384.12 km² (148.31 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	6,595
• Density	17/km² (44/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 06
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

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

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Boussac. The altitude varies from 298m (Malleret-Boussac) to 656m (Toulx-Sainte-Croix) with an average altitude of 458m.

Historical population of Canton of Boussac
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2007	2008
Population	7267	7770	7398	6638	5927	5515	{{{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 17 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