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The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg is a
canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...
situated in the Creuse
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, centred on the town of
Le Grand-Bourg Le Grand-Bourg (; Limousin: ''Le Borg'') 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 a few small hamlets situated some west of G ...
. The altitude varies from 315m (
Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac (; Limousin: ''Furçac (Sent Peir)'') is a former commune in the Creuse department in central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Fursac.Fleurat) with an average altitude of 389m.


Population


Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 7 to 17 communes (2 of which merged into the new commune Fursac):Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse
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Arrènes Arrènes (; oc, 'Rena) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the small river Moulard some southwest ...
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Augères Augères (; oc, Augieras) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated some southwest of Guéret by the banks of the ...
* Aulon *
Azat-Châtenet Azat-Châtenet (; oc, Asac Chastanet) 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 in the vall ...
* Bénévent-l'Abbaye * Ceyroux * Chamborand *
Châtelus-le-Marcheix Châtelus-le-Marcheix (; oc, Chasteluç lo Marchès) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A village of farming, forestry, lakes and streams situated some southwest of Guéret by ...
* Fleurat * Fursac *
Le Grand-Bourg Le Grand-Bourg (; Limousin: ''Le Borg'') 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 a few small hamlets situated some west of G ...
* Lizières * Marsac * Mourioux-Vieilleville * Saint-Goussaud * Saint-Priest-la-Plaine


See also

* Arrondissements of the Creuse department *
Cantons of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 15 cantons of the Creuse department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * Ahun * Aubusson * Auzances * Bonnat * Bourganeuf * Boussac * Dun-le-Palestel * Ã ...
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Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Cantons of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub