Canton of Excideuil

The Canton of Excideuil is a former canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the canton of Isle-Loue-Auvézère in 2015.^[1] It had 5,666 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Excideuil
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
No. of communes	14
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Excideuil
Area	185.91 km2 (71.78 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	5,666
• Density	30/km2 (80/sq mi)

The lowest point is in Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil at 120 m, the highest point is in Saint-Mesmin at 415 m, the average elevation is 375 m. The most populated commune was Excideuil with 1,168 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:^[2]

• Anlhiac
• Clermont-d'Excideuil
• Excideuil
• Génis
• Preyssac-d'Excideuil
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés
• Saint-Jory-las-Bloux
• Saint-Martial-d'Albarède
• Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil
• Saint-Mesmin
• Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil
• Saint-Raphaël
• Sainte-Trie
• Salagnac

Population history

Year	Population
1962	6,432
1968	6,951
1975	6,788
1982	6,271
1990	5,945
1999	5,677
2012	5,666

See also

• Cantons of the Dordogne department