Canton of Ahun
# Canton of Ahun

The Canton of Ahun 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 Ahun,. The altitude varies from 320 m (1,050 ft) (Pionnat) to 685 m (2,247 ft) (Maisonnisses) with an average altitude of 493 m (1,617 ft).

## Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 27 communes:

* Ahun
* Ars
* Banize
* Chamberaud
* La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
* Chavanat
* Le Donzeil
* Fransèches
* Janaillat
* Lépinas
* Maisonnisses
* Mazeirat
* Moutier-d'Ahun
* Peyrabout
* Pontarion
* La Pouge
* Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre
* Saint-Georges-la-Pouge
* Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine
* Saint-Hilaire-le-Château
* Saint-Martial-le-Mont
* Saint-Michel-de-Veisse
* Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois
* Sardent
* Sous-Parsat
* Thauron
* Vidaillat
