The Canton of Le Boussin-de-Cadouin is a former
canton
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* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
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of the
Dordogne ''
département'', in
France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the
canton of Lalinde in 2015.
Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne
/ref> It had 3,849 inhabitants (2012).[Populations légales 2012: 24 Dordogne]
INSEE
The lowest point is 35 m in the commune of Badefols-sur-Dordogne
Badefols-sur-Dordogne (, literally ''Badefols on Dordogne''; oc, Badafòl de Dordonha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. The commune is situated on the river Dordogne.
Name
As its name suggests, the town is set on ...
, the highest point is in Le Buisson-de-Cadouin at 248 m, the average elevation is 85 m. The most populated commune was Le Buisson-de-Cadouin with 2,086 inhabitants (2012).[
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Communes
The canton comprised the following communes:[
*]Alles-sur-Dordogne
Alles-sur-Dordogne (, literally ''Alles on Dordogne''; oc, Àlans) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated on the river Dordogne.
Population
History
In 1933, the commune of Alles ...
*Badefols-sur-Dordogne
Badefols-sur-Dordogne (, literally ''Badefols on Dordogne''; oc, Badafòl de Dordonha) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. The commune is situated on the river Dordogne.
Name
As its name suggests, the town is set on ...
* Bouillac
* Le Buisson-de-Cadouin
* Calès
* Molières
*Pontours
Pontours is a commune in the Dordogne department
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*Urval
Urval () is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is situated near the left bank of the river Dordogne, southeast of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin. It was part of the commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin betwee ...
Population history
See also
* Cantons of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 25 cantons of the Dordogne department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
* Bergerac-1
* Bergerac-2
* Brantôme en Périgord
* Coulounieix-Chamiers
* Haut- ...
References
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Former cantons of Dordogne
2015 disestablishments in France
States and territories disestablished in 2015