Canton of Levet

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Levet
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
No. of communes13
Disbanded2015
SeatLevet
Area
247.71 km2 (95.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
10,922
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)

The Canton of Levet 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 13 communes,[1] which joined the new canton of Trouy in 2015.[2]

Geography[]

An area of farming and forestry in the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Levet. The altitude varies from 122m at Saint-Caprais to 184m at Vorly, with an average altitude of 170m.

Composition[]

The Canton of Levet comprised 13 communes and a total of 10,922 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Annoix 263 18340 18006
Arçay 377 18340 18008
Lapan 142 18340 18122
Levet 1,269 18340 18126
Lissay-Lochy 190 18340 18129
Plaimpied-Givaudins 1,643 18340 18180
Saint-Caprais 491 18400 18201
Saint-Just 558 18340 18218
Sainte-Lunaise 23 18340 18222
Senneçay 345 18340 18248
Soye-en-Septaine 563 18340 18254
Trouy 2,978 18570 18267
Vorly 249 18340 18288

Population[]

Historical population of Canton of Levet
(Source: INSEE)
Year196219681975198219901999
Population4,7765,1986,6637,9768,6869,091
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

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[]

Coordinates: 46°55′36″N 2°24′34″E / 46.92667°N 2.40944°E / 46.92667; 2.40944

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