title: Canton of Bonnat
text: # Canton of Bonnat
  
  The Canton of Bonnat is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  An area of farming, quarrying and forestry in the arrondissement of Guéret, centred on the town of Bonnat. The altitude varies from 210m (Nouzerolles) to 515m (Bonnat) with an average altitude of 332m.
  
  ## Composition
  
  At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 13 to 18 communes (2 of which were merged into the new commune Linard-Malval):
  
  * Bonnat
  * Le Bourg-d'Hem
  * La Cellette
  * Chambon-Sainte-Croix
  * Champsanglard
  * Châtelus-Malvaleix
  * Chéniers
  * La Forêt-du-Temple
  * Genouillac
  * Linard-Malval
  * Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
  * Méasnes
  * Mortroux
  * Moutier-Malcard
  * Nouziers
  * Roches
  * Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines
  