Canton of Bénévent-l'Abbaye explained

Type:	canton
Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Seat:	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Nbcomm:	10
Insee:	23 05
Pop:	3324
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	191.42
Disbanded:	2015

The Canton of Bénévent-l'Abbaye was a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the canton of Le Grand-Bourg in 2015.^[1] It had 3,324 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Bénévent-l'Abbaye. The altitude varies from 294 m (Châtelus-le-Marcheix) to 693 m (Saint-Goussaud) with an average altitude of 459 m.

The canton comprised 10 communes:

• Arrènes
• Augères
• Aulon
• Azat-Châtenet
• Bénévent-l'Abbaye
• Ceyroux
• Châtelus-le-Marcheix
• Marsac
• Mourioux-Vieilleville
• Saint-Goussaud

See also

• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse . 2022-10-30. www.legifrance.gouv.fr .
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep23.pdf Populations légales 2012: 23 Creuse