Canton of Charenton-du-Cher

Charenton-du-Cher
Charenton-du-Cher
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	9
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Charenton-du-Cher
Area	251.76 km2 (97.21 sq mi)
Population (1999)	4,017
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)

The Canton of Charenton-du-Cher is a former canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.^[1]

Geography

An area of lakes and rivers, farming and forestry in the eastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Charenton-du-Cher. The altitude varies from 153 m at Coust to 308 m at Arpheuilles, with an average altitude of 190 m.

Composition

The Canton of Charenton-du-Cher comprised 9 communes and a total of 4,017 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Arpheuilles || align="right" | 322 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18013 |- | Bannegon || align="right" | 254 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18021 |- | Bessais-le-Fromental || align="right" | 325 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18029 |- | Charenton-du-Cher || align="right" | 1096 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18052 |- | Coust || align="right" | 475 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18076 |- | Le Pondy || align="right" | 140 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18183 |- | Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux || align="right" | 791 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18231 |- | Thaumiers || align="right" | 382 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18261 |- | Vernais || align="right" | 232 || align="right" | 18210 || align="right" | 18276 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Charenton-du-Cher
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4,735	4,932	4,485	4,138	4,135	4,017
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References

^ Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

Notes

’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 12th 2009.’’

External links

The canton of Charenton-du-Cher on the Insee website (in French)

46°43′50″N 2°39′11″E / 46.73056°N 2.65306°E / 46.73056; 2.65306

[1] Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

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