Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier explained

Type:canton
Saulzais-le-Potier
Seat:Saulzais-le-Potier
Nbcomm:11
Insee:18 27
Pop:3526
Population As Of:2012
Area:276.41
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Saulzais-le-Potier 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 Châteaumeillant in 2015.[1] It had 3,526 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the southern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Saulzais-le-Potier. The altitude varies from 152m at Saint-Georges-de-Poisieux to 367m at Vesdun, with an average altitude of 228m.

The canton comprised 11 communes:[2]

See also

References

46.5997°N 2.4967°W

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