Canton of Le Châtelet

Le Châtelet
Le Châtelet
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	7
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Le Châtelet
Area	179.15 km2 (69.17 sq mi)
Population (1999)	2,610
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)

The Canton of Le Châtelet 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 7 communes, which joined the canton of Châteaumeillant in 2015.^[1]

Geography

An area of lakes, rivers and farming in the southwestern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Le Châtelet. The altitude varies from 165m at Ids-Saint-Roch to 276m at Le Châtelet, with an average altitude of 215m.

Composition

The Canton of Le Châtelet comprised 7 communes and a total of 2,610 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Ardenais || align="right" | 152 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18010 |- | Le Châtelet || align="right" | 1104 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18059 |- | Ids-Saint-Roch || align="right" | 276 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18112 |- | Maisonnais || align="right" | 221 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18135 |- | Morlac || align="right" | 334 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18153 |- | Rezay || align="right" | 218 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18193 |- | Saint-Pierre-les-Bois || align="right" | 305 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18230 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Le Châtelet
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	3,249	3,545	3,148	2,845	2,672	2,610
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

External links

The canton of Le Châtelet on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

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

46°38′33″N 2°17′2″E / 46.64250°N 2.28389°E / 46.64250; 2.28389

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

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