Canton of La Chapelle-d'Angillon explained

Type:canton
La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Seat:La Chapelle-d'Angillon
Nbcomm:5
Insee:18 06
Pop:2573
Population As Of:2012
Area:338.92
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of La Chapelle-d'Angillon is a 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 5 communes, which joined the canton of Aubigny-sur-Nère in 2015.[1] It had 2,573 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the river Sauldre, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Vierzon, centred on the town of La Chapelle-d'Angillon. The altitude varies from 137m at Presly to 355m at Ivoy-le-Pré, with an average altitude of 233m.

The canton comprised 5 communes:[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028652446 Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep18.pdf Populations légales 2012: 18 Cher