Canton of Sancoins explained

Type:canton
Sancoins
Seat:Sancoins
Nbcomm:11
Insee:18 26
Pop:5508
Population As Of:2012
Area:269.56
Disbanded:2015

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, which joined the canton of Dun-sur-Auron in 2015.[1] It had 5,508 inhabitants (2012).[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.

The canton comprised 11 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