The Canton of La Souterraine is a

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situated in the

Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the eas ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

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 The arrondissement of Guéret is an arrondissement of France in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 127 communes. Its population is 74,822 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Gué ...

, centred on the town of

La Souterraine La Souterraine (; Limousin: ''La Sotarrana'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography La Souterraine is an area of farming and light industry, comprising the town and a few small hamlet ...

. The altitude varies from 267m ( Vareilles) to 456m (

) with an average altitude of 354m.

Population

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was reduced from 10 to 7

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:Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse
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Saint-Léger-Bridereix Saint-Léger-Bridereix (; Limousin: ''Sent Legèr'') 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 department of F ...

Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (; oc, Sent Maurici) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography The river Semme flows west through the commune's southern part. The river Brame flows west through the commune's northern part ...

Saint-Priest-la-Feuille Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (; oc, Sant Prit la Fuèlha) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography The river Semme has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is ...

* Vareilles