Arrondissement of Aubusson

The arrondissement of Aubusson is an arrondissement of France, in the Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Aubusson.

Aubusson
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
No. of communes129
SubprefectureAubusson
Area
2,828.7 km2 (1,092.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
43,625
INSEE code231

History

When the Creuse department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Aubusson was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Aubusson is the smallest arrondissement of the department both in area, 2,538.8 km2 (980.2 sq mi),[3] and population (37,123 inhabitants).[4]

The arrondissement of Aubusson is the most southern arrondissement of the Creuse department. It is bordered to the northeast by the Allier department, to the east by the Puy-de-Dôme department, to the south by the Corrèze department, to the west by the Haute-Vienne department and to the north by the arrondissement of Guéret.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Aubusson, only three cantons do not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement: (Ahun, Bourganeuf, Gouzon). The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Aubusson
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
AubussonGuéret
2301Ahun101727
2302Aubusson2121
2303Auzances3535
2305Bourganeuf41317
2308Évaux-les-Bains1717
2309Felletin1919
2310Gouzon121325

Communes

The arrondissement of Aubusson has 118 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]

  1. Alleyrat (23003)
  2. Arfeuille-Châtain (23005)
  3. Ars (23007)
  4. Aubusson (23008)
  5. Auge (23009)
  6. Auzances (23013)
  7. Banize (23016)
  8. Basville (23017)
  9. Beissat (23019)
  10. Bellegarde-en-Marche (23020)
  11. Blessac (23024)
  12. Bosroger (23028)
  13. Brousse (23034)
  14. Budelière (23035)
  15. Bussière-Nouvelle (23037)
  16. Chamberaud (23043)
  17. Chambon-sur-Voueize (23045)
  18. Chambonchard (23046)
  19. Champagnat (23048)
  20. Chard (23053)
  21. Charron (23054)
  22. Chavanat (23060)
  23. Châtelard (23055)
  24. Chénérailles (23061)
  25. Clairavaux (23063)
  26. Crocq (23069)
  27. Croze (23071)
  28. Dontreix (23073)
  29. Évaux-les-Bains (23076)
  30. Faux-la-Montagne (23077)
  31. Felletin (23079)
  32. Flayat (23081)
  33. Fontanières (23083)
  34. Fransèches (23086)
  35. Féniers (23080)
  36. Gentioux-Pigerolles (23090)
  37. Gioux (23091)
  38. Issoudun-Létrieix (23097)
  39. La Chaussade (23059)
  40. La Courtine (23067)
  41. La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes (23129)
  42. La Nouaille (23144)
  43. La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (23172)
  44. La Villedieu (23264)
  45. La Villeneuve (23265)
  46. La Villetelle (23266)
  47. Lavaveix-les-Mines (23105)
  48. Le Chauchet (23058)
  49. Le Compas (23066)
  50. Le Donzeil (23074)
  51. Le Mas-d'Artige (23125)
  52. Le Monteil-au-Vicomte (23134)
  53. Les Mars (23123)
  54. Lioux-les-Monges (23110)
  55. Lupersat (23113)
  56. Lussat (23114)
  57. Lépaud (23106)
  58. Magnat-l'Étrange (23115)
  59. Mainsat (23116)
  60. Malleret (23119)
  61. Mautes (23127)
  62. Moutier-Rozeille (23140)
  63. Mérinchal (23131)
  64. Nouhant (23145)
  65. Néoux (23142)
  66. Peyrat-la-Nonière (23151)
  67. Pontcharraud (23156)
  68. Poussanges (23158)
  69. Puy-Malsignat (23159)
  70. Reterre (23160)
  71. Rougnat (23164)
  72. Royère-de-Vassivière (23165)
  73. Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq (23178)
  74. Saint-Alpinien (23179)
  75. Saint-Amand (23180)
  76. Saint-Avit-de-Tardes (23182)
  77. Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre (23183)
  78. Saint-Bard (23184)
  79. Saint-Chabrais (23185)
  80. Saint-Dizier-la-Tour (23187)
  81. Saint-Domet (23190)
  82. Saint-Frion (23196)
  83. Saint-Georges-Nigremont (23198)
  84. Saint-Julien-la-Genête (23203)
  85. Saint-Julien-le-Châtel (23204)
  86. Saint-Junien-la-Bregère (23205)
  87. Saint-Loup (23209)
  88. Saint-Maixant (23210)
  89. Saint-Marc-à-Frongier (23211)
  90. Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (23212)
  91. Saint-Martial-le-Mont (23214)
  92. Saint-Martial-le-Vieux (23215)
  93. Saint-Martin-Château (23216)
  94. Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq (23218)
  95. Saint-Merd-la-Breuille (23221)
  96. Saint-Michel-de-Veisse (23222)
  97. Saint-Moreil (23223)
  98. Saint-Médard-la-Rochette (23220)
  99. Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze (23224)
  100. Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq (23225)
  101. Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles (23227)
  102. Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet (23226)
  103. Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf (23228)
  104. Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards (23229)
  105. Saint-Pierre-Bellevue (23232)
  106. Saint-Priest (23234)
  107. Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne (23238)
  108. Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde (23241)
  109. Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs (23246)
  110. Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne (23249)
  111. Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne (23194)
  112. Sannat (23167)
  113. Sermur (23171)
  114. Sous-Parsat (23175)
  115. Tardes (23251)
  116. Vallière (23257)
  117. Verneiges (23259)
  118. Viersat (23261)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
23008Aubusson3,591AubussonCreuse Grand Sud
23079Felletin1,700FelletinCreuse Grand Sud
23076Évaux-les-Bains1,393Évaux-les-BainsPays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces,
Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize
23013Auzances1,288AuzancesChénérailles, Auzances – Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
23045Chambon-sur-Voueize930Évaux-les-BainsPays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces,
Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de la Creuse". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "Arrondissement d'Aubusson (231)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. "Arrondissement d'Aubusson (231)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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