Canton of Chénérailles

Chénérailles
Chénérailles
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Chénérailles
Area	223.56 km2 (86.32 sq mi)
Population (2012)	4,046
• Density	18/km2 (50/sq mi)

The Canton of Chénérailles 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.

Geography[]

A farming area, with the town of Chénérailles, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 366 m (1,201 ft) (Lavaveix-les-Mines) to 616 m (2,021 ft) (Puy-Malsignat) with an average altitude of 486 m (1,594 ft).

Composition[]

The Canton of Chénérailles comprised 11 communes and a total of 4,046 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).^[1]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Le Chauchet	104	23130	23058
Chénérailles	759	23130	23061
Issoudun-Létrieix	277	23130	23097
Lavaveix-les-Mines	838	23150	23105
Peyrat-la-Nonière	499	23130	23151
Puy-Malsignat	194	23130	23159
La Serre-Bussière-Vieille	110	23190	23172
Saint-Chabrais	335	23130	23185
Saint-Dizier-la-Tour	228	23130	23187
Saint-Médard-la-Rochette	608	23200	23220
Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards	298	23150	23229

Population[]

Historical population of Canton of Chénérailles
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	5546	6059	5349	4883	4557	4250
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.