Canton of Sancoins

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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]

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Augy-sur-Aubois 294 18600 18017
Chaumont 49 18350 18060
Givardon 291 18600 18102
Grossouvre 238 18600 18106
Mornay-sur-Allier 440 18600 18155
Neuilly-en-Dun 258 18600 18161
Neuvy-le-Barrois 153 18600 18164
Sagonne 221 18600 18195
Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers 79 18600 18196
Sancoins 3562 18600 18242
Vereaux 159 18600 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[]

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

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