Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier

Saulzais-le-Potier
Saulzais-le-Potier
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Saulzais-le-Potier
Area	276.41 km2 (106.72 sq mi)
Population (1999)	3,376
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)

The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier 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 17 communes, which joined the canton of Châteaumeillant in 2015.^[1]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the southern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Saulzais-le-Potier. The altitude varies from 152m at Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux to 367m at Vesdun, with an average altitude of 228m.

Composition

The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier comprised 11 communes and a total of 3,376 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Ainay-le-Vieil || align="right" | 198 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18002 |- | Arcomps || align="right" | 286 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18009 |- | La Celette || align="right" | 181 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18041 |- | Épineuil-le-Fleuriel || align="right" | 414 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18089 |- | Faverdines || align="right" | 136 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18093 |- | Loye-sur-Arnon || align="right" | 308 || align="right" | 18170 || align="right" | 18130 |- | La Perche || align="right" | 245 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18178 |- | Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux || align="right" | 357 || align="right" | 18200 || align="right" | 18209 |- | Saint-Vitte || align="right" | 136 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18238 |- | Saulzais-le-Potier || align="right" | 492 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18245 |- | Vesdun || align="right" | 623 || align="right" | 18360 || align="right" | 18278 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4,061	4,567	3,882	3,626	3,471	3,376
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 Saulzais-le-Potier 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°35′59″N 2°29′48″E / 46.59972°N 2.49667°E / 46.59972; 2.49667

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

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