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Canton of Sancoins

Coordinates: 46°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.83278°N 2.91972°E / 46.83278; 2.91972
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Sancoins
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes11
Disbanded2015
SeatSancoins
Area
269.56 km2 (104.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
5,508
 • Density20/km2 (50/sq mi)

The Canton of Sancoins 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 11 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.[2]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Sancoins. The altitude varies from 173m at Neuvy-le-Barrois to 268m at Chaumont, with an average altitude of 209m.

Composition

The Canton of Sancoins comprised 11 communes and a total of 5,508 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Augy-sur-Aubois || align="right" | 294 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18017 |- | Chaumont || align="right" | 49 || align="right" | 18350 || align="right" | 18060 |- | Givardon || align="right" | 291 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18102 |- | Grossouvre || align="right" | 238 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18106 |- | Mornay-sur-Allier || align="right" | 440 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18155 |- | Neuilly-en-Dun || align="right" | 258 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18161 |- | Neuvy-le-Barrois || align="right" | 153 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18164 |- | Sagonne || align="right" | 221 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18195 |- | Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers || align="right" | 79 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18196 |- | Sancoins || align="right" | 3562 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18242 |- | Vereaux || align="right" | 159 || align="right" | 18600 || align="right" | 18275 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Sancoins
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population6,2916,5446,2536,1715,8785,744
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher

Notes

46°49′58″N 2°55′11″E / 46.83278°N 2.91972°E / 46.83278; 2.91972

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