Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs

Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
Area	150.58 km^2 (58.14 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	2,082
• Density	14/km^2 (40/sq mi)

The Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs 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 2,082 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

An area of farming and forestry, with the town of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs, in the arrondissement of Aubusson, at its centre. The altitude varies from 350m (Saint-Martial-le-Mont) to 681m (Saint-Michel-de-Veisse) with an average altitude of 546m.

The canton comprised 11 communes:[1]

• Ars
• Banize
• Chamberaud
• Chavanat
• Le Donzeil
• Fransèches
• Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre
• Saint-Martial-le-Mont
• Saint-Michel-de-Veisse
• Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
• Sous-Parsat

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	2579	2896	2504	2293	2140	2121
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°59′55″N 2°01′42″E