Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre

Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
No. of communes	11
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Vailly-sur-Sauldre
Area	241.27 km2 (93.15 sq mi)
Population (2012)	3,409
• Density	14/km2 (40/sq mi)

The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre 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 Sancerre in 2015.^[2]

Geography[]

A farming area in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Vailly-sur-Sauldre. The altitude varies from 175m at Concressault to 374m at Le Noyer, with an average altitude of 274m.

Composition[]

The Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre comprised 11 communes and a total of 3,409 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).^[1]

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Assigny	167	18260	18014
Barlieu	363	18260	18022
Concressault	214	18260	18070
Dampierre-en-Crot	239	18260	18084
Jars	505	18260	18117
Le Noyer	266	18260	18168
Subligny	303	18260	18256
Sury-ès-Bois	315	18260	18259
Thou	75	18260	18264
Vailly-sur-Sauldre	806	18260	18269
Villegenon	245	18260	18284

Population[]

Historical population of Canton of Vailly-sur-Sauldre
(Source: INSEE)
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	4,064	4,628	4,067	3,880	3,763	3,498
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

References[]

Notes[]

’’This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 12th 2009.’’

Coordinates: 47°27′31″N 2°39′4″E / 47.45861°N 2.65111°E / 47.45861; 2.65111

[pop2012-1] 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

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