Canton of Boussac explained

Type:	canton
Boussac
Seat:	Boussac
Nbcomm:	17
Insee:	23 06
Area:	384.12

The Canton of Boussac 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 Boussac. The altitude varies from 298m (Malleret-Boussac) to 656m (Toulx-Sainte-Croix)with an average altitude of 458m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 17 communes:^[1]

• Bétête
• Bord-Saint-Georges
• Boussac
• Boussac-Bourg
• Bussière-Saint-Georges
• Clugnat
• Jalesches
• Lavaufranche
• Leyrat
• Malleret-Boussac
• Nouzerines
• Saint-Marien
• Saint-Pierre-le-Bost
• Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc
  • Soumans Toulx-Sainte-Croix
• Tercillat

See also

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

References

46.3486°N 2.2269°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028626017 Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse