Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond

Saint-Amand-Montrond
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	13
Seat	Saint-Amand-Montrond
Area	182.35 km2 (70.41 sq mi)
Population (2012)	16,524
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE code	18 12

The Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the Cher River and in the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond. The altitude varies from 137m at Bruère-Allichamps to 312m at Saint-Amand-Montrond, with an average altitude of 177m.

Composition

The Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond comprises the following 13 communes^[1] and a total of 17,517 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Bouzais || align="right" | 254 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18034 |- | Bruère-Allichamps || align="right" | 573 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18038 |- | La Celle || align="right" | 328 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18042 |- | Colombiers || align="right" | 356 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18069 |- | Drevant || align="right" | 610 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18086 |- | Farges-Allichamps || align="right" | 214 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18091 |- | La Groutte || align="right" | 103 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18107 |- | Marçais || align="right" | 324 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18136 |- | Meillant || align="right" | 792 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18142 |- | Nozières || align="right" | 231 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18169 |- | Orcenais || align="right" | 288 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18171 |- | Orval || align="right" | 1,997 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18172 |- | Saint-Amand-Montrond || align="right" | 11,447 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18197 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saint-Amand-Montrond
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	15,680	16,809	17,805	18,111	17,919	17,517
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 Saint-Amand-Montrond on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 13th 2009.’’

46°43′25″N 2°30′20″E / 46.72361°N 2.50556°E / 46.72361; 2.50556

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

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