The Canton of Bourganeuf is a

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situated in the Creuse

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and in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

region of central

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Geography

An area of

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and

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in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of

Bourganeuf Bourganeuf (; Limousin: ''Borgon Nuòu'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of t ...

. The altitude varies from 271m (

Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine (; Limousin: ''Sent Martin Senta Catarina'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the C ...

) to 721m (

Soubrebost Soubrebost is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming, comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the Thaurion river some ...

) with an average altitude of 452m.

Population

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 17 communes (2 of which were merged into the new commune

Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne (the seat) and Masbaraud-Mérignat.Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse
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Auriat Auriat (; oc, Auriac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming, forests and lakes comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some east of Limoges near ...

Bosmoreau-les-Mines Bosmoreau-les-Mines is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the Taurion river, some ...

* Faux-Mazuras *

Mansat-la-Courrière Mansat-la-Courrière (; oc, Mançac la Corriéra) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A small farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in three small valle ...

Montboucher Montboucher (; oc, Montbochier) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of streams, lakes and farming comprising the village and several hamlets situated some southwest of G ...

Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix (; Limousin: ''Sent Amand Jartodés'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse depart ...

Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne (the seat) and Masbaraud-Mérignat.Saint-Junien-la-Bregère Saint-Junien-la-Bregère (; oc, Sent Ginhan) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. The only commercial operations are forestry, farming and a small campsite. The name of the commune is a corruption of Saint Junien les Bruyè ...

Saint-Moreil Saint-Moreil (; oc, Sent Maurèlh) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ...

Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles (Limousin: ''Sent Pardós Morteiròu'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse dep ...

* Saint-Pierre-Bellevue *

Saint-Pierre-Chérignat Saint-Pierre-Chérignat (; Limousin dialect, Limousin: ''Sent Peir Charnhac'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Creuse Departments of France, department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department Refere ...

Saint-Priest-Palus Saint-Priest-Palus is a commune in the Creuse department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in th ...