Canton of Chârost

Canton of Chârost
Settlement
Country	France
No. of communes	13
Seat	Chârost
Area	304.89 km2 (117.72 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	14,168
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)

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

Geography

A farming and forestry area in the valley of the Arnon, in the western part of the arrondissement of Bourges and centred on the town of Chârost. The altitude varies from 113m at Poisieux to 173m at Lunery, with an average altitude of 149m.

Composition

The Canton of Chârost comprises the following 13 communes and a total of 14,168 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Template:Début tableau des communes d'un canton français |- | Chârost || align="right" | 1069 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18055 |- | Civray || align="right" | 1004 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18066 |- | Lunery || align="right" | 1536 || align="right" | 18400 || align="right" | 18133 |- | Mareuil-sur-Arnon || align="right" | 591 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18137 |- | Morthomiers || align="right" | 589 || align="right" | 18570 || align="right" | 18157 |- | Plou || align="right" | 436 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18181 |- | Poisieux || align="right" | 158 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18182 |- | Primelles || align="right" | 261 || align="right" | 18400 || align="right" | 18188 |- | Saint-Ambroix || align="right" | 374 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18198 |- | Saint-Florent-sur-Cher || align="right" | 6900 || align="right" | 18400 || align="right" | 18207 |- | Saugy || align="right" | 69 || align="right" | 18290 || align="right" | 18244 |- | Le Subdray || align="right" | 712 || align="right" | 18570 || align="right" | 18255 |- | Villeneuve-sur-Cher || align="right" | 469 || align="right" | 18400 || align="right" | 18285 |}

Population

Historical population of Canton of Chârost
(Source: INSEE)

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	12,710	14,064	14,117	14,771	14,577	14,168
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Cher
• Arrondissements of the Cher department
• Cantons of the Cher department
• Communes of the Cher department

External links

• The canton of Chârost on the Insee website

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10, 2009.