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.

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

Geography
The arrondissement of Aubusson is the smallest arrondissement of the department both in area, , and population (37,123 inhabitants).

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, 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 INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Aubusson  Guéret2301 Ahun1017272302 Aubusson21212303 Auzances35352305 Bourganeuf413172308 Évaux-les-Bains17172309 Felletin19192310 Gouzon121325

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

 Alleyrat (23003)
 Arfeuille-Châtain (23005)
 Ars (23007)
 Aubusson (23008)
 Auge (23009)
 Auzances (23013)
 Banize (23016)
 Basville (23017)
 Beissat (23019)
 Bellegarde-en-Marche (23020)
 Blessac (23024)
 Bosroger (23028)
 Brousse (23034)
 Budelière (23035)
 Bussière-Nouvelle (23037)
 Chamberaud (23043)
 Chambon-sur-Voueize (23045)
 Chambonchard (23046)
 Champagnat (23048)
 Chard (23053)
 Charron (23054)
 Chavanat (23060)
 Châtelard (23055)
 Chénérailles (23061)
 Clairavaux (23063)
 Crocq (23069)
 Croze (23071)
 Dontreix (23073)
 Évaux-les-Bains (23076)
 Faux-la-Montagne (23077)
 Felletin (23079)
 Flayat (23081)
 Fontanières (23083)
 Fransèches (23086)
 Féniers (23080)
 Gentioux-Pigerolles (23090)
 Gioux (23091)
 Issoudun-Létrieix (23097)
 La Chaussade (23059)
 La Courtine (23067)
 La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes (23129)
 La Nouaille (23144)
 La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (23172)
 La Villedieu (23264)
 La Villeneuve (23265)
 La Villetelle (23266)
 Lavaveix-les-Mines (23105)
 Le Chauchet (23058)
 Le Compas (23066)
 Le Donzeil (23074)
 Le Mas-d'Artige (23125)
 Le Monteil-au-Vicomte (23134)
 Les Mars (23123)
 Lioux-les-Monges (23110)
 Lupersat (23113)
 Lussat (23114)
 Lépaud (23106)
 Magnat-l'Étrange (23115)
 Mainsat (23116)
 Malleret (23119)
 Mautes (23127)
 Moutier-Rozeille (23140)
 Mérinchal (23131)
 Nouhant (23145)
 Néoux (23142)
 Peyrat-la-Nonière (23151)
 Pontcharraud (23156)
 Poussanges (23158)
 Puy-Malsignat (23159)
 Reterre (23160)
 Rougnat (23164)
 Royère-de-Vassivière (23165)
 Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq (23178)
 Saint-Alpinien (23179)
 Saint-Amand (23180)
 Saint-Avit-de-Tardes (23182)
 Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre (23183)
 Saint-Bard (23184)
 Saint-Chabrais (23185)
 Saint-Dizier-la-Tour (23187)
 Saint-Domet (23190)
 Saint-Frion (23196)
 Saint-Georges-Nigremont (23198)
 Saint-Julien-la-Genête (23203)
 Saint-Julien-le-Châtel (23204)
 Saint-Junien-la-Bregère (23205)
 Saint-Loup (23209)
 Saint-Maixant (23210)
 Saint-Marc-à-Frongier (23211)
 Saint-Marc-à-Loubaud (23212)
 Saint-Martial-le-Mont (23214)
 Saint-Martial-le-Vieux (23215)
 Saint-Martin-Château (23216)
 Saint-Maurice-près-Crocq (23218)
 Saint-Merd-la-Breuille (23221)
 Saint-Michel-de-Veisse (23222)
 Saint-Moreil (23223)
 Saint-Médard-la-Rochette (23220)
 Saint-Oradoux-de-Chirouze (23224)
 Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq (23225)
 Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles (23227)
 Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet (23226)
 Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf (23228)
 Saint-Pardoux-les-Cards (23229)
 Saint-Pierre-Bellevue (23232)
 Saint-Priest (23234)
 Saint-Quentin-la-Chabanne (23238)
 Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde (23241)
 Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs (23246)
 Saint-Yrieix-la-Montagne (23249)
 Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne (23194)
 Sannat (23167)
 Sermur (23171)
 Sous-Parsat (23175)
 Tardes (23251)
 Vallière (23257)
 Verneiges (23259)
 Viersat (23261)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 23008  Aubusson  3,591  Aubusson  Creuse Grand Sud 23079  Felletin  1,700  Felletin  Creuse Grand Sud 23076  Évaux-les-Bains  1,393  Évaux-les-Bains  Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces,Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize 23013  Auzances  1,288  Auzances  Chénérailles, Auzances – Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois 23045  Chambon-sur-Voueize  930  Évaux-les-Bains  Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces,Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Creuse department
 Communes of the Creuse department

References

Aubusson