The Canton of Jarnages is a former 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 consisted of 10 communes, which joined the new canton of Gouzon in 2015.Décret n° 2014-161 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Creuse It had 3,540 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 23 Creuse, INSEE
Geography An area of valleys and plateaux, consisting of woodland and farmland, with the town of Jarnages, in the arrondissement of Guéret, at its centre. The altitude varies from 333m (Domeyrot) to 625m (Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx) with an average altitude of 427m.
The canton comprised 10 communes:
Blaudeix La Celle-sous-Gouzon Domeyrot Gouzon Jarnages Parsac Pierrefitte Rimondeix Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx Trois-Fonds
Population Canton Population Chart 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 4163 4459 3946 3656 3377 3257 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Arrondissements of the Creuse department Cantons of the Creuse department Communes of the Creuse department
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