Canton of La Souterraine

Canton of La Souterraine
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Seat	La Souterraine
Communes	7
Area¹
• Total	203.36 km² (78.52 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	9,633
• Density	47/km² (120/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 15
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

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.

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.

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was reduced from 10 to 7 communes:^[1]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Noth	459	23300	23143
Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat	1 100	23300	23177
Saint-Léger-Bridereix	174	23300	23207
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine	1 048	23300	23219
Saint-Priest-la-Feuille	619	23300	23235
La Souterraine	5 320	23300	23176
Vareilles	266	23300	23258

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

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