Canton of Sancergues explained

Type:canton
Sancergues
Seat:Sancergues
Nbcomm:18
Insee:18 24
Pop:7530
Population As Of:2012
Area:352.84
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Sancergues 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 18 communes, which joined the new canton of Avord in 2015.[1] It had 7,530 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of farming and forestry in the valley of the river Loire, in the eastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Sancergues. The altitude varies from 147m at Herry to 269m at Chaumoux-Marcilly, with an average altitude of 182m.

The canton comprised 18 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