The constituency of the Creuse is a French legislative
constituency for the entire
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 ea ...
''département''.
Constituencies in the Department
Prior to the
2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, the department had two constituencies.
The
first constituency consisted of the
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
of Bénévent-l'Abbaye, Bonnat, Bourganeuf, Dun-le-Palestel, Le Grand-Bourg, Guéret Nord, Guéret Sud-Est, Guéret Sud-Ouest, Saint-Vaury, and La Souterraine.
The
second constituency consisted of the
cantons
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...
of Ahun, Aubusson, Auzances, Bellegarde-en-Marche, Boussac, Chambon-sur-Voueize, Châtelus-Malvaleix, Chénérailles, La Courtine, Crocq, Evaux-les-Bains, Felletin, Gentioux-Pigerolles, Jarnages, Pontarion, Royère-de-Vassivière, and Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs.
The second constituency's last deputy was elected at the 2007 election.
Historic representation
This table shows the historic representation of
Creuse's 1st constituency
The 1st constituency of the Creuse ( French: ''Première circonscription de la Creuse'') was a French legislative constituency in the Creuse ''département''. It was abolished in the 2010 redistricting of French legislative constituencies, i ...
up to the 2012 election, which was the first election with only one constituency for the whole department.
Election results
2022
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2017
2012
References
Sources
* Official results of French elections from 1998:
{{Constituencies in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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