Canton of Gentioux-Pigerolles explained

Type:canton
Gentioux-Pigerolles
Seat:Gentioux-Pigerolles
Nbcomm:7
Insee:23 17
Pop:1458
Population As Of:2012
Area:251.10
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Gentioux-Pigerolles is a former 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 seven communes, which joined the canton of Felletin in 2015.[1] It had 1,458 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and quarrying, with the town of Gentioux-Pigerolles, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 525m (Faux-la-Montagne) to 929m (Gentioux-Pigerolles) with an average altitude of 751m.

The canton comprised 7 communes:[2]

See also

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
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep23.pdf Populations légales 2012: 23 Creuse