Canton of Sancerre
Sancerre | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| No. of communes | 36 |
| Seat | Sancerre |
| Area | 687.99 km2 (265.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 19,010 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 18 16 |
The Canton of Sancerre is a canton situated in the Cher département and is in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
An area of farming and winegrowing in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Sancerre. The altitude varies from 139m at Bannay to 392m at Sens-Beaujeu, with an average altitude of 219m.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 18 to 36 communes:[1]
- Assigny
- Bannay
- Barlieu
- Belleville-sur-Loire
- Boulleret
- Bué
- Concressault
- Couargues
- Crézancy-en-Sancerre
- Dampierre-en-Crot
- Feux
- Gardefort
- Jalognes
- Jars
- Léré
- Menetou-Râtel
- Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
- Le Noyer
- Saint-Bouize
- Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
- Saint-Satur
- Sancerre
- Santranges
- Savigny-en-Sancerre
- Sens-Beaujeu
- Subligny
- Sury-en-Vaux
- Sury-ès-Bois
- Sury-près-Léré
- Thauvenay
- Thou
- Vailly-sur-Sauldre
- Veaugues
- Verdigny
- Villegenon
- Vinon
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,305 | 11,056 | 10,872 | 10,548 | 10,194 | 9,800 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
See also
- Cher
- Arrondissements of the Cher department
- Cantons of the Cher department
- Communes of the Cher department
References
External links
- Website about the canton of Sancerre (in French)
- The canton of Sancerre on the Insee website (in French)
Notes
- ’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 11th 2009.’’
