Canton of Bénévent-l'Abbaye

Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye
French canton
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Seat	Bénévent-l'Abbaye
Communes	10
Government
• Representative	André Mavigner 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	191,42 km2 (7,391 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	3,495
• Density	18.26/km2 (47.3/sq mi)
Cantonal code	23 05
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The church at Bénévent-l'Abbaye

The Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye 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 10 communes, which joined the canton of Le Grand-Bourg in 2015.^[1]

Geography

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

Population

Composition

The Canton of Bénévent-l’Abbaye comprised 10 communes and a total of 3495 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

See also

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

Notes

• 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

Coordinates: 46°04′23″N 1°38′51″E / 46.07306°N 1.64750°E / 46.07306; 1.64750

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