title: Canton of Le Grand-Bourg
text: # Canton of Le Grand-Bourg
  
  The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Le Grand-Bourg. The altitude varies from 315m (Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac) to 539m (Fleurat) with an average altitude of 389m.
  
  ## Composition
  
  At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 7 to 17 communes (2 of which merged into the new commune Fursac):
  
  * Arrènes
  * Augères
  * Aulon
  * Azat-Châtenet
  * Bénévent-l'Abbaye
  * Ceyroux
  * Chamborand
  * Châtelus-le-Marcheix
  * Fleurat
  * Fursac
  * Le Grand-Bourg
  * Lizières
  * Marsac
  * Mourioux-Vieilleville
  * Saint-Goussaud
  * Saint-Priest-la-Plaine
  