Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière

Royère-de-Vassivière
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	7
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Royère-de-Vassivière
Area	238.67 km^2 (92.15 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	1,796
• Density	8/km^2 (20/sq mi)

The Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière was a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Limousin region of central France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 1,796 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

An area of farming, forestry and quarrying, with the town of Royère-de-Vassivière, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 363m (Saint-Moreil) to 829m (Royère-de-Vassivière) with an average altitude of 619m.

The canton comprised 7 communes:[1]

• Le Monteil-au-Vicomte
• Royère-de-Vassivière
• Saint-Junien-la-Bregère
• Saint-Martin-Château
• Saint-Moreil
• Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles
• Saint-Pierre-Bellevue

Population

Historical population of Canton of Royère-de-Vassivière
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2585	2911	2521	2420	2106	1970
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Arrondissements of the Creuse department
• Cantons of the Creuse department
• Communes of the Creuse department

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 23 Creuse, INSEE

45°53′01″N 1°49′46″E