Canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois

Canton of La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois
—  French canton  —
Country France
Region Centre
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Chef-lieu La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Communes 9
Government
 • Representative Serge Méchin
2008-2014
Area¹
 • Total 229.14 km2 (88.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 8,665
 • Density 37.8/km2 (97.9/sq mi)
Cantonal code 18 14
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France.

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Geography

An area of forestry and farming in the valley of the Aubois river, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois. The altitude varies from 160m at Jouet-sur-l'Aubois to 227m at Germigny-l'Exempt, with an average altitude of 187m.

Composition

The Canton of La Guerche-sur-l’Aubois comprises 9 communes and a total of 8,665 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Commune Inhabitants Postal code INSEE code
Apremont-sur-Allier 87 18150 18007
La Chapelle-Hugon 376 18150 18048
Le Chautay 317 18150 18062
Cours-les-Barres 1082 18320 18075
Cuffy 996 18150 18082
Germigny-l'Exempt 331 18150 18101
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 3397 18150 18108
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois 1341 18320 18118
Torteron 738 18320 18265

Population

Historical population of Canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
(Source : INSEE)
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2007 2008
Population 8,320 9,035 8,845 8,550 8,514 8,665 {{{7}}} {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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